Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education regarding cleaning and gardening standards in public schools under the new one-line budget, seeking clarification on current guidelines and policies. The Minister refers back to a previous answer, stating principals have flexibility while being guided by a formula.

AnsweredQoN 414Legislative Council
Asked
23 April 2015
Portfolio
Education

QuestionView source ↗

SCHOOLS —
CLEANING AND GARDENING
414. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the one-line budget for public schools and the
policy that applied prior to the introduction of the one-line budget, which was
that cleaning and gardening time was allocated according to a colour-coded map
of each school that identified the size and areas of the school to be cleaned
and to be gardened. What guidelines or policies apply now under the one-line
budget to maintain standards?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
The information provided in response to question on notice
1472, asked by Hon Sue Ellery on 19 August 2014 remains current. As stated at
the time, the formula is provided as a reference to schools to assist them in
determining the number of cleaning and gardening hours required to ensure the
school is safe and hygiene requirements are met. Under the new model,
principals remain guided by the formula and have the flexibility to decide how
to allocate resources and will consider the most effective operations for their
schools to ensure standards are maintained.

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