❓ Hon. Donna Faragher questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding the Department of Education's school maintenance budget for public schools, seeking a breakdown of total funding and emergency repair allocations from 2016 to 2022. The Minister provides historical data but notes future allocations are not yet determined.
AnsweredQoN 85Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —
SCHOOL MAINTENANCE BUDGET
85. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the Department of
Education's school maintenance budget.
(1) For each of the
following school years, what was the total amount of funding allocated, or
expected to be allocated, for school maintenance in public schools, excluding
funding to respond to emergency faults and repair work —
(a) 2016;
(b) 2017;
(c) 2018;
(d) 2019;
(e) 2020;
(f) 2021; and
(g) 2022?
(2) For each of
the years referred to in (1), what was the total budget made available, or is
estimated to be made available, to respond to emergency faults and repair work
at public schools?
SCHOOL MAINTENANCE BUDGET
85. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the Department of
Education's school maintenance budget.
(1) For each of the
following school years, what was the total amount of funding allocated, or
expected to be allocated, for school maintenance in public schools, excluding
funding to respond to emergency faults and repair work —
(a) 2016;
(b) 2017;
(c) 2018;
(d) 2019;
(e) 2020;
(f) 2021; and
(g) 2022?
(2) For each of
the years referred to in (1), what was the total budget made available, or is
estimated to be made available, to respond to emergency faults and repair work
at public schools?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Funding
is allocated by financial years. The member should note that there is a single
allocation for maintenance, which includes the cost of repairs and faults. The
table that follows provides expenditure on faults and repairs for the completed
financial years included in the total allocation.
I seek leave to have the
next part of the answer, which is in tabular form, incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material
was incorporated —
Financial Year
Total Maintenance allocation ($ million)
Expenditure on Faults/repairs ($ million)
2015–16
155.6
59.1
2016–17
117.1
66.0
2017–18
109.7
64.6
2018–19
128.7
2019–20
Not yet allocated
2020–21
Not yet allocated
2021–22
Not yet allocated
I point out that for the forward
years of 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22, it has not yet
been allocated. The amount for 2015–16 is significantly higher due to
the one-off high-priority safety and preventive maintenance allocation of $15.66
million and additional funds from the recurrent budget as a result of schools'
under-expenditure.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Funding
is allocated by financial years. The member should note that there is a single
allocation for maintenance, which includes the cost of repairs and faults. The
table that follows provides expenditure on faults and repairs for the completed
financial years included in the total allocation.
I seek leave to have the
next part of the answer, which is in tabular form, incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material
was incorporated —
Financial Year
Total Maintenance allocation ($ million)
Expenditure on Faults/repairs ($ million)
2015–16
155.6
59.1
2016–17
117.1
66.0
2017–18
109.7
64.6
2018–19
128.7
2019–20
Not yet allocated
2020–21
Not yet allocated
2021–22
Not yet allocated
I point out that for the forward
years of 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22, it has not yet
been allocated. The amount for 2015–16 is significantly higher due to
the one-off high-priority safety and preventive maintenance allocation of $15.66
million and additional funds from the recurrent budget as a result of schools'
under-expenditure.
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