❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Education regarding funding cuts to Parkfield and Kingston Primary Schools, including specific reductions in school support programs, long service leave levies, procurement savings, performance management funding, and FTE positions.
AnsweredQoN 931Legislative Council
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PARKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL AND KINGSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
— FUNDING
931. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Minister for Education:
I refer to the
Barnett government's decision to reduce funding for state schools.
(1) Based on
projected enrolments for 2014, what is the cash value of the following cuts for
Parkfield Primary School and Kingston Primary School —
(a) the 30 per
cent reduction in school support program resource allocation;
(b) the new
long service leave liability levy;
(c) the 1.5 per
cent procurement saving;
(d) the
cessation of performance management funding; and
(e) changes to
other school grant components?
(2) Based on
projected enrolments for 2014, for each of these schools what is the cash value
of reductions in full-time equivalents in 2014?
(3) What
reductions are planned in 2014 to the FTE Aboriginal and Islander education
officers at these schools?
— FUNDING
931. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Minister for Education:
I refer to the
Barnett government's decision to reduce funding for state schools.
(1) Based on
projected enrolments for 2014, what is the cash value of the following cuts for
Parkfield Primary School and Kingston Primary School —
(a) the 30 per
cent reduction in school support program resource allocation;
(b) the new
long service leave liability levy;
(c) the 1.5 per
cent procurement saving;
(d) the
cessation of performance management funding; and
(e) changes to
other school grant components?
(2) Based on
projected enrolments for 2014, for each of these schools what is the cash value
of reductions in full-time equivalents in 2014?
(3) What
reductions are planned in 2014 to the FTE Aboriginal and Islander education
officers at these schools?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question
(1) The first
answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The
following material was incorporated —
The following information (a)
represents the actual School Support Programs Resource Allocation reduction for
2014. For all other responses (b) to (e) the projected 2014 reduction is
indicated, based on current enrolment projections. The actual reduction will be
determined at the February 2014 census. Parkfield Primary School and Kingston
Primary School do not currently receive any of the school grant components that
will cease in 2014.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Parkfield
Primary School
$7,599
$29,476
$1,487
$7,285
$0
Kingston
Primary School
$28,037
$33,442
$1,763
$8,676
$0
(2) The actual
changes will be determined at the February 2014 census. Parkfield Primary
School: $83 035 due to a projected reduction of 0.75 teacher FTE, and a
projected reduction of 0.07 education assistant FTE as at 31 October 2013.
Kingston Primary School: $594 490 due to a projected reduction of 4.6 teacher
FTE and a projected reduction of 2.2 education assistant FTE as at 31 October
2013.
Teacher FTE reductions are driven
by a combination of changes to staffing formulas to maintain 2013 teacher FTE
numbers in 2014 across all WA public schools, as well as reductions associated
with changes in projected student enrolments. For Kingston Primary School, the
majority of the reductions in teacher FTE relate to a decrease of projected
student enrolments. The school is expected to have 50 fewer students in 2014
compared with 2013, due in part to the opening of Treendale Primary School in
2014.
(3) Parkfield
Primary School, 0.06 FTE; Kingston Primary School, 0.11 FTE.
honourable member for some notice of the question
(1) The first
answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The
following material was incorporated —
The following information (a)
represents the actual School Support Programs Resource Allocation reduction for
2014. For all other responses (b) to (e) the projected 2014 reduction is
indicated, based on current enrolment projections. The actual reduction will be
determined at the February 2014 census. Parkfield Primary School and Kingston
Primary School do not currently receive any of the school grant components that
will cease in 2014.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Parkfield
Primary School
$7,599
$29,476
$1,487
$7,285
$0
Kingston
Primary School
$28,037
$33,442
$1,763
$8,676
$0
(2) The actual
changes will be determined at the February 2014 census. Parkfield Primary
School: $83 035 due to a projected reduction of 0.75 teacher FTE, and a
projected reduction of 0.07 education assistant FTE as at 31 October 2013.
Kingston Primary School: $594 490 due to a projected reduction of 4.6 teacher
FTE and a projected reduction of 2.2 education assistant FTE as at 31 October
2013.
Teacher FTE reductions are driven
by a combination of changes to staffing formulas to maintain 2013 teacher FTE
numbers in 2014 across all WA public schools, as well as reductions associated
with changes in projected student enrolments. For Kingston Primary School, the
majority of the reductions in teacher FTE relate to a decrease of projected
student enrolments. The school is expected to have 50 fewer students in 2014
compared with 2013, due in part to the opening of Treendale Primary School in
2014.
(3) Parkfield
Primary School, 0.06 FTE; Kingston Primary School, 0.11 FTE.
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