Mrs Warr inquires about the School Breakfast Program in the Geraldton electorate, including participating schools, funding, eligibility criteria, and rural scaling. The answer provides a list of schools, clarifies funding goes to FoodbankWA, outlines eligibility based on ICSEA and need, and confirms food delivery to rural schools.

AnsweredQoN 771Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 September 2025
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I refer to the School Breakfast Program, and I ask : (a) What schools have participated in the school breakfast program in the Geraldton electorate; (b) How much funding has gone to these schools for this program over the past five years; (c) What is the criteria for the delivery of the service at each school; and (d) Is the program scaled with the capacity for those schools in more rural areas to receive more funding to handle added costs of being in rural areas?

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Answered
11 November 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
8 days
(a)   In 2025, 18 schools in the Geraldton electorate are registered to participate in the School Breakfast Program:
·         Allendale Primary School
·         Beachlands Primary School
·         Binnu Primary School
·         Champion Bay Senior High School
·         Chapman Valley Primary School
·         Geraldton Christian College
·         Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre
·         Geraldton Senior High School
·         Holland Street School
·         Kalbarri District High School
·         Mount Tarcoola Primary School
·         Mullewa District High School
·         Northampton District High School
·         Rangeway Primary School
·         St Mary's Primary School
·         Waggrakine Primary School
·         Wandina Primary School
·         Yuna Primary School
(b) Funding for this program is provided to FoodbankWA, who are contracted to supply food to schools registered for the School Breakfast Program. Schools are not directly funded for the program.
(c) All schools with an Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage decile of 6-10 and those schools with an identified student cohort need are eligible to register for the program.
(d) Under the current contract with Foodbank WA, food product is delivered to schools in more rural and remote areas.

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