❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Education portfolio regarding a large sum of money held in South Newman Primary School's reserve fund, seeking a breakdown of its components and allocations. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the school's finances and asset replacement plans.
AnsweredQoN 1184Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the list of Western Australia’s Richest 100 Public Schools that was printed in the West Australian on 30 August 2013 and sourced to the Department of Education and I ask in respect to the amount of $954,550.19 for South Newman Primary School: (a) at what date was this amount standing in the school’s reserve fund; (b) what is the break-down of the components that make up this figure; (c) how much of this amount is allocated to the replacement of assets: (i) what assets are to be replaced; and (ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset; (d) of the amount in the reserve fund, how much are parent contributions for school fee; and (e) of the amount in the reserve fund, how much is unallocated for any "specific purpose"?
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Answered
16 October 2013
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education
Response time
36 days
(a) $954,550.19 was the total amount held in the school's bank account/s as at 30 June 2013. Included in this figure is the school's reserve fund.
(b)
School Name
Opening
Balance
Revenues
Expenses
General Fund Bal
1
Reserves
Suspense A/C - Tax
Bank A/C
2
SOUTH NEWMAN PS (5593)
197,363.96
550,274.58
450,080.69
297,557.85
657,799.11
-806.77
954,550.19
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $657,799.11
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Lawnmower (2) replacement 2013/14
7,716
Early childhood grounds upgrade
2,067
Replace play equipment
29,421
Replace Laptops, desktops and Ipads
134,034
Library Multimedia equipment replacement
17,000
Replace Reading
Series and Home Readers
28,000
Replace classroom (6) and PrePrim Furniture
53,201
Laminators Replacement
2,317
Smartboards in class replacement
13,052
Replace ECE outdoor mobile equipment and tactile class equipment
11,632
Replace photocopiers at end of contract
38,478
Salaries for IPS staff specialist programs, Art, Aboriginal Education, Special Needs education
311,131
Replacement of cleaning equipment
9,750
Total
657,799
(d) Not applicable. Parent contributions are not applied to reserve funds.
(e) Not Applicable. All funding in reserves is allocated - refer to Question (c).
(b)
School Name
Opening
Balance
Revenues
Expenses
General Fund Bal
1
Reserves
Suspense A/C - Tax
Bank A/C
2
SOUTH NEWMAN PS (5593)
197,363.96
550,274.58
450,080.69
297,557.85
657,799.11
-806.77
954,550.19
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $657,799.11
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Lawnmower (2) replacement 2013/14
7,716
Early childhood grounds upgrade
2,067
Replace play equipment
29,421
Replace Laptops, desktops and Ipads
134,034
Library Multimedia equipment replacement
17,000
Replace Reading
Series and Home Readers
28,000
Replace classroom (6) and PrePrim Furniture
53,201
Laminators Replacement
2,317
Smartboards in class replacement
13,052
Replace ECE outdoor mobile equipment and tactile class equipment
11,632
Replace photocopiers at end of contract
38,478
Salaries for IPS staff specialist programs, Art, Aboriginal Education, Special Needs education
311,131
Replacement of cleaning equipment
9,750
Total
657,799
(d) Not applicable. Parent contributions are not applied to reserve funds.
(e) Not Applicable. All funding in reserves is allocated - refer to Question (c).
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