❓ Mr. Wyatt asks about the financial details of Rockingham Senior High School's reserve fund, including its size, components, asset replacement allocations, parent contributions, and unallocated funds. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the school's finances.
AnsweredQoN 1175Legislative 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 $1,042,698.01 for Rockingham Senior High School: (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) $1,042,698.01 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
ROCKINGHAM SHS (4054)
265,288.20
1,144,554.12
1,146,872.28
262,970.04
775,290.40
4,437.57
1,042,698.01
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $775,290.40
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Security Cameras
46,197.00
Netball Courts
80,000.00
Brickpaving Year 9 Quad
45,000.00
Seating/Shade - grounds
10,000.00
Classroom Computers
80,000.00
Data Projectors
70,773.25
Sports Equipment
32,217.00
School Signage
38,073.00
Buses (3)
55,468.00
Boat
15,921.00
Library Books
16,374.00
Cleaning Equipment
23,670.00
Classroom Furniture and Fittings
83,778.00
D & T Equipment - Lathes
34,722.00
Art Equipment - Kiln
23,167.00
Specialist Maritime Equipment
7,393.00
Administration Furniture and Fittings
14,793.00
Admin Office Equipment
11,221.76
Home Economics Equipment
13,586.50
SOSE Text Books
34,069.01
Science Text and Equipment
5,022.93
English Text Books
31,607.40
Maths Text Books
2,236.55
Total
775,290.40
(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
ROCKINGHAM SHS (4054)
265,288.20
1,144,554.12
1,146,872.28
262,970.04
775,290.40
4,437.57
1,042,698.01
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $775,290.40
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Security Cameras
46,197.00
Netball Courts
80,000.00
Brickpaving Year 9 Quad
45,000.00
Seating/Shade - grounds
10,000.00
Classroom Computers
80,000.00
Data Projectors
70,773.25
Sports Equipment
32,217.00
School Signage
38,073.00
Buses (3)
55,468.00
Boat
15,921.00
Library Books
16,374.00
Cleaning Equipment
23,670.00
Classroom Furniture and Fittings
83,778.00
D & T Equipment - Lathes
34,722.00
Art Equipment - Kiln
23,167.00
Specialist Maritime Equipment
7,393.00
Administration Furniture and Fittings
14,793.00
Admin Office Equipment
11,221.76
Home Economics Equipment
13,586.50
SOSE Text Books
34,069.01
Science Text and Equipment
5,022.93
English Text Books
31,607.40
Maths Text Books
2,236.55
Total
775,290.40
(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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