❓ The WA parliamentary question from Mrs. Roberts probes a reported budget blow-out in the Education Department, questioning the accuracy of student number estimations and seeking assurance for future budget forecasts.
AnsweredQoN 2521Legislative Assembly
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(1) Has a growth in student numbers resulted in a $13,441,000 blow-out in the Minister’s department’s budget since the State Budget was brought down last May; and
(a) if not, what is the amount of the blow-out?
(2) Why did the Minister’s department fail to correctly estimate student numbers?
(3) What estimate of student numbers was the 2009–2010 budget based on?
(4) What are the current student numbers?
(5) How many extra students have caused the blow-out in costs?
(6) What year levels are those extra students in?
(7) How can the Minister assure the Parliament that any estimate provided for the 2010–2011 State Budget will be accurate?
(a) if not, what is the amount of the blow-out?
(2) Why did the Minister’s department fail to correctly estimate student numbers?
(3) What estimate of student numbers was the 2009–2010 budget based on?
(4) What are the current student numbers?
(5) How many extra students have caused the blow-out in costs?
(6) What year levels are those extra students in?
(7) How can the Minister assure the Parliament that any estimate provided for the 2010–2011 State Budget will be accurate?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
33 days
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