❓ Mr. Wyatt asks about the financial details of Margaret River 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 1219Legislative 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 $731,390.30 for Margaret River 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) $731,390.30 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
MARGARET RIVER SHS (4033)
101,997.86
684,421.01
447,295.54
339,123.33
394,053.79
-1,786.82
731,390.30
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $394,053.79
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Building Fabric and Infrastructure - Perimeter Fencing
12,000
Class room furniture replacement
24,479
Plant and Equipment - replacement of Stoves in Home Ec Room
5,000
Building Fabric and Infrastructure - undercover area for Yr 7 Building program
100,423
General Reserve - cater for acquisition of 5 staff in T4 2014 to prepare for Yr 7 transition into High School (based on 2013 salary rates)
136,986
Class room computer replacement
26,740
Health and Phys Ed - abseiling rope and harness replacement
3,734
Australian Curriculum class set resources for Yr 7, 8 9 and 10 across the 8 learning areas
9,374
Farm - Australian Curriculum class sets of agricultural resources and replacement of tractor
8,486
D & T jewellery/metalwork/woodwork tools replacement
6,812
Replacement of photocopiers
25,784
Country Week school team tracksuits
5,377
Plant and Equipment - gardeners ride on mower
10,000
The Arts - new staging for Auditorium
7,933
Plant and Equipment - replacement lathes in metalwork room
5,000
Library replacement of security system
3,861
Administration shredder
2,065
Total
394,054
(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
MARGARET RIVER SHS (4033)
101,997.86
684,421.01
447,295.54
339,123.33
394,053.79
-1,786.82
731,390.30
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $394,053.79
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Building Fabric and Infrastructure - Perimeter Fencing
12,000
Class room furniture replacement
24,479
Plant and Equipment - replacement of Stoves in Home Ec Room
5,000
Building Fabric and Infrastructure - undercover area for Yr 7 Building program
100,423
General Reserve - cater for acquisition of 5 staff in T4 2014 to prepare for Yr 7 transition into High School (based on 2013 salary rates)
136,986
Class room computer replacement
26,740
Health and Phys Ed - abseiling rope and harness replacement
3,734
Australian Curriculum class set resources for Yr 7, 8 9 and 10 across the 8 learning areas
9,374
Farm - Australian Curriculum class sets of agricultural resources and replacement of tractor
8,486
D & T jewellery/metalwork/woodwork tools replacement
6,812
Replacement of photocopiers
25,784
Country Week school team tracksuits
5,377
Plant and Equipment - gardeners ride on mower
10,000
The Arts - new staging for Auditorium
7,933
Plant and Equipment - replacement lathes in metalwork room
5,000
Library replacement of security system
3,861
Administration shredder
2,065
Total
394,054
(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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