❓ Hon Steve Martin asks the Minister for Education about examples of building defects at WA public schools, categorized by priority risk levels. The Minister provides a detailed table outlining examples for each level, from structural corrosion to obsolete labelling.
AnsweredQoN 632Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Schools—Building defects
632. Hon Steve Martin to
the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the most
recent building condition assessment of WA public schools, which was completed
in February 2024.
Can the minister provide an example of a defect at
each of the levels of priority risk from levels 1 to 9?
632. Hon Steve Martin to
the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the most
recent building condition assessment of WA public schools, which was completed
in February 2024.
Can the minister provide an example of a defect at
each of the levels of priority risk from levels 1 to 9?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
Since 2017, the
state Labor government has invested almost $1 billion in regular maintenance
and compliance works at public schools. With over 830 schools across Western
Australia and a student population of over 330,000, we know that defects will
pop up from time to time. That is why, in addition to regular maintenance, we
have invested $165 million in targeted maintenance programs since 2021–22.
The answer is in
tabular form and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
LEVEL
EXAMPLE
1
Structural
corrosion (for example to steel beams in a permanent building).
2
Non-structural
corrosion (for example to an external stairwell).
3
Loose
fixtures and fittings in a classroom (for example internal light fittings)
4
Minor
external default (for example movement in path surface)
5
Localised
external damage (for example broken tiles on a verandah roof)
6
Degradation
of fixtures and fittings in a classroom (for example end-of-life lighting)
7
Degradation
of external fixtures and fittings (for example broken external light)
8
Visual wear
and tear (for example faded paint on corridor walls)
9
Obsolete
labelling on a decommissioned unit (for example asset tag left on redundant
switchboard)
honourable member for some notice of the question.
Since 2017, the
state Labor government has invested almost $1 billion in regular maintenance
and compliance works at public schools. With over 830 schools across Western
Australia and a student population of over 330,000, we know that defects will
pop up from time to time. That is why, in addition to regular maintenance, we
have invested $165 million in targeted maintenance programs since 2021–22.
The answer is in
tabular form and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
LEVEL
EXAMPLE
1
Structural
corrosion (for example to steel beams in a permanent building).
2
Non-structural
corrosion (for example to an external stairwell).
3
Loose
fixtures and fittings in a classroom (for example internal light fittings)
4
Minor
external default (for example movement in path surface)
5
Localised
external damage (for example broken tiles on a verandah roof)
6
Degradation
of fixtures and fittings in a classroom (for example end-of-life lighting)
7
Degradation
of external fixtures and fittings (for example broken external light)
8
Visual wear
and tear (for example faded paint on corridor walls)
9
Obsolete
labelling on a decommissioned unit (for example asset tag left on redundant
switchboard)
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