A WA parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of the reserve funds held by WA College of Agriculture – Morawa, including asset replacement allocations and parent contributions. The answer provides a financial breakdown and specific asset replacement plans.

AnsweredQoN 1180Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 September 2013
Portfolio
Education

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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 $981,107.53 for WA College of Agriculture – Morawa: (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) $981,107.53 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
WACA - MORAWA (4203)
667,183.17
934,415.41
1,018,915.68
582,682.90
358,238.43
40,186.20
981,107.53
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $358,238.43
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset?
S - D&T Tools and Equipment
5,709.55
S - Curriculum Texts
3,265.65
S - D&T Auto Tools and Equipment
623.81
S - Ag Curriculum Texts
5,394.00
S - Promotions camera and accessories
3,000.00
S - Library texts
3,189.07
S - VET Curriculum Texts
1,651.99
S - Horse Mastership saddles and stock
3,578.70
S - Desktops and laptop computers
11,657.40
S - Class room and Admin furniture
1,011.02
S - Sports Equipment
2,936.36
S - Gardening machinery and equipment
5,022.00
R - Desktop computers and server
20,000.00
R - Residential furniture
30,000.00
R - Garden machinery and equipment
15,000.00
R - Gymnasium equipment
2,499.38
F - Tractor and Boomspray
57,040.64
F - Water Supply
21,636.36
F - Sheep and drought
34,443.12
F - Feed and Seed - drought
70,000.00
F - Fences
23,000.00
F - Piggery building upgrade
31,350.00
S - Photocopier
6,229.38
Total
358,238.43
(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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