❓ An inquiry into the financial reserves of Ashdale Secondary College, seeking a detailed breakdown of funds, asset replacement plans, and the role of parent contributions. The response provides a detailed account of the school's finances.
AnsweredQoN 1182Legislative 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 $957,104.09 for Ashdale Secondary College: (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) $957,104.09 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
ASHDALE
SECONDARY
COLLEGE
(4181)
102,752.95
718,509.22
546,660.43
274,601.74
684,627.35
-2,125.00
957,104.09
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $684,627.35
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Salary Pool - Funds set aside for transfer to Salary pool for Teacher Relief
34,079
Furniture - Replacement 35 + Classroom desks, chairs. Refrigerators, workstations, Art Tables, Staff desks and chairs. 15 x Science and Home Economic benches , staffroom tables and chairs, Stools. Computer chairs, Office furniture, Boardroom furniture.
200,000
Office Equip - Replacement - Commercial Laminator, Fax, Smartboards and letter folding machine and Photocopier
17,400
Plant and Equip - Replacement funds for Quad bike, gravely Vacuum, Ride on Mower, Scrubber, Wood chipper, Edgers, Whipper Snippers, cleaners vacuums
17,000
Communication Equipment - Televisions, Data Projectors, DVDs, Video Cameras ,Sound equipment
16,700
Computers - printers, desktop computers, student laptops, Ipads -
233,448
Bus - replacement funds school bus.
166,000
TOTAL
684,627
(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
ASHDALE
SECONDARY
COLLEGE
(4181)
102,752.95
718,509.22
546,660.43
274,601.74
684,627.35
-2,125.00
957,104.09
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $684,627.35
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Salary Pool - Funds set aside for transfer to Salary pool for Teacher Relief
34,079
Furniture - Replacement 35 + Classroom desks, chairs. Refrigerators, workstations, Art Tables, Staff desks and chairs. 15 x Science and Home Economic benches , staffroom tables and chairs, Stools. Computer chairs, Office furniture, Boardroom furniture.
200,000
Office Equip - Replacement - Commercial Laminator, Fax, Smartboards and letter folding machine and Photocopier
17,400
Plant and Equip - Replacement funds for Quad bike, gravely Vacuum, Ride on Mower, Scrubber, Wood chipper, Edgers, Whipper Snippers, cleaners vacuums
17,000
Communication Equipment - Televisions, Data Projectors, DVDs, Video Cameras ,Sound equipment
16,700
Computers - printers, desktop computers, student laptops, Ipads -
233,448
Bus - replacement funds school bus.
166,000
TOTAL
684,627
(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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