❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Education regarding the removal and relocation of transportable classrooms from schools in the South West region, specifically the greater Bunbury area, for the 2013 school year. The Minister provides details on which schools are losing classrooms, their current use, relocation numbers, and associated costs.
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SOUTH WEST SCHOOLS
1051. Hon
ADELE FARINA to the Minister for Education:
I refer to transportable classrooms and the 2013 school year.
(1) Which schools in —
(a) the greater Bunbury area; and
(b) the rest of the south west
region (excluding the greater Bunbury area);
will be losing transportable
classrooms, and how many transportable classrooms will each school lose?
(2) In relation to the transportables identified in (1) —
(a) what are the transportables
currently being used for;
(b) how many of the transportables
are to be relocated to Perth; and
(c) what is the average cost of
relocating each transportable to Perth?
1051. Hon
ADELE FARINA to the Minister for Education:
I refer to transportable classrooms and the 2013 school year.
(1) Which schools in —
(a) the greater Bunbury area; and
(b) the rest of the south west
region (excluding the greater Bunbury area);
will be losing transportable
classrooms, and how many transportable classrooms will each school lose?
(2) In relation to the transportables identified in (1) —
(a) what are the transportables
currently being used for;
(b) how many of the transportables
are to be relocated to Perth; and
(c) what is the average cost of
relocating each transportable to Perth?
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) (a) Amaroo
Primary School, one early childhood transportable classroom; Cowaramup Primary
School, one general transportable classroom; Eaton Primary School, one general
transportable classroom; Fairview Primary School, one early childhood
transportable classroom; Glen Huon Primary School, one early childhood
transportable classroom; and Parkfield Primary School, two early childhood
transportable classrooms; and
(b) Flinders Park Primary School, three general
transportable classrooms.
(2) (a) Transportable classrooms are provided to
accommodate students from kindergarten to year 7 at primary schools where the
enrolments cannot be accommodated in permanent facilities. A recent audit of
all schools has identified that the above schools can accommodate their student
enrolments in the remaining accommodation at the school.
(b) Seven transportables will be relocated to
Perth and three transportables will be relocated within the south west region.
(c) The
average cost of relocating a transportable to Perth is $40 000 to $50 000 for a
general classroom and $60 000 to $70 000 for an early childhood classroom.
question.
(1) (a) Amaroo
Primary School, one early childhood transportable classroom; Cowaramup Primary
School, one general transportable classroom; Eaton Primary School, one general
transportable classroom; Fairview Primary School, one early childhood
transportable classroom; Glen Huon Primary School, one early childhood
transportable classroom; and Parkfield Primary School, two early childhood
transportable classrooms; and
(b) Flinders Park Primary School, three general
transportable classrooms.
(2) (a) Transportable classrooms are provided to
accommodate students from kindergarten to year 7 at primary schools where the
enrolments cannot be accommodated in permanent facilities. A recent audit of
all schools has identified that the above schools can accommodate their student
enrolments in the remaining accommodation at the school.
(b) Seven transportables will be relocated to
Perth and three transportables will be relocated within the south west region.
(c) The
average cost of relocating a transportable to Perth is $40 000 to $50 000 for a
general classroom and $60 000 to $70 000 for an early childhood classroom.
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