❓ Hon Donna Faragher questions the Minister for Education regarding the low-interest loan scheme for non-government schools, including the total budget and a breakdown of funding distributed in the 2023-24 financial year. The Minister provides the budget amount and a detailed table of funding allocations to individual schools.
AnsweredQoN 789Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
EDUCATION —
LOW-INTEREST LOAN SCHEME
789. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Department of
Education and the low-interest loan scheme that is provided to the
non-government school sector.
(1) What was the
total budget amount allocated to the low-interest loan scheme for the 2023–24
financial year?
(2) Will the
minister provide a breakdown of the total amount of funding distributed in the
2023–24 financial year as part of this scheme?
LOW-INTEREST LOAN SCHEME
789. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Department of
Education and the low-interest loan scheme that is provided to the
non-government school sector.
(1) What was the
total budget amount allocated to the low-interest loan scheme for the 2023–24
financial year?
(2) Will the
minister provide a breakdown of the total amount of funding distributed in the
2023–24 financial year as part of this scheme?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) It was $57.1 million.
(2) The answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to
have that incorporated into Hansard . That is the low-interest loan scheme funding provided in 2023–24 as at 19 June 2024.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
C839 – Low
Interest Loan Scheme Funding provided in 2023–24 (as at 19 June 2024)
School
Suburb
Sum
of Amount
Beechboro
Christian School
Bennett
Springs
$5,200,000
Beehive
Montessori School
Mosman
Park
$900,000
Blue
Gum Montessori School
Bibra
Lake
$190,456
Fountain
College
Ferndale
$1,400,700
Geraldton
Flexible Learning Centre
Geraldton
$2,146,000
Golden
Hill Steiner School
Scotsdale
$134,367
Hillside
Christian College
Forrestfield
$1,284,374
John
Pujajangka-Piyirn Catholic School
Mulan
$204,521
Kearnan
College
Manjimup
$1,191,407
Margaret
River Montessori School
Margaret
River
$200,000
Mater
Christi Catholic Primary School
Yangebup
$1,864,103
Mother
Teresa Catholic College
Baldivis
$4,906,109
Our
Lady of the Cape Primary School
Dunsborough
$1,447,000
Salvado
Catholic College
Byford
$7,306,913
St
John Bosco College
Piara
Waters
$6,738,665
St
John's School
Rangeway
$1,220,000
St
Kieran Catholic Primary School
Tuart
Hill
$1,313,000
St
Mary's College
Broome
$1,962,283
The
King's College
Wellard
$1,432,480
The
Montessori School
Kingsley
$1,091,669
Grand
Total
�
$42,134,046*
(Note:
Difference of $1 in the total is due to rounding.)
some notice of the question.
(1) It was $57.1 million.
(2) The answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to
have that incorporated into Hansard . That is the low-interest loan scheme funding provided in 2023–24 as at 19 June 2024.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
C839 – Low
Interest Loan Scheme Funding provided in 2023–24 (as at 19 June 2024)
School
Suburb
Sum
of Amount
Beechboro
Christian School
Bennett
Springs
$5,200,000
Beehive
Montessori School
Mosman
Park
$900,000
Blue
Gum Montessori School
Bibra
Lake
$190,456
Fountain
College
Ferndale
$1,400,700
Geraldton
Flexible Learning Centre
Geraldton
$2,146,000
Golden
Hill Steiner School
Scotsdale
$134,367
Hillside
Christian College
Forrestfield
$1,284,374
John
Pujajangka-Piyirn Catholic School
Mulan
$204,521
Kearnan
College
Manjimup
$1,191,407
Margaret
River Montessori School
Margaret
River
$200,000
Mater
Christi Catholic Primary School
Yangebup
$1,864,103
Mother
Teresa Catholic College
Baldivis
$4,906,109
Our
Lady of the Cape Primary School
Dunsborough
$1,447,000
Salvado
Catholic College
Byford
$7,306,913
St
John Bosco College
Piara
Waters
$6,738,665
St
John's School
Rangeway
$1,220,000
St
Kieran Catholic Primary School
Tuart
Hill
$1,313,000
St
Mary's College
Broome
$1,962,283
The
King's College
Wellard
$1,432,480
The
Montessori School
Kingsley
$1,091,669
Grand
Total
�
$42,134,046*
(Note:
Difference of $1 in the total is due to rounding.)
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