❓ Mr. Kirkup asks about Individual Disability Allocations in Peel Region schools. The response details funding amounts per school, allowable uses, confirmation that funds are student-specific, and lack of specific auditing procedures.
AnsweredQoN 2646Legislative Assembly
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Are schools within the Peel Region provided with an Individual Disability Allocation, and if so: (a) How much is allocated to each school; (b) In what ways can the money be spent; (c) Is the money provided through an Individual Disability Allocation to be spent wholly on that child; (d) What auditing procedures, at the school level, for Individual Disability Allocations, are in place to ensure tax payer funded monies are spent appropriately; and (e) How often are these auditing procedures reviewed?
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Answered
8 May 2018
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
(a)
The funding for an individual disability allocation is allocated to schools on the basis of a student’s eligibility for one of eight categories of disability and the level of adjustment required to support the student at the school. There are seven levels of funding. As at 30 June 2017, 469 students across 27 public schools in the Peel region attracted an individual disability allocation.
Schools in the Peel Region Receiving an Individual Disability Allocation
School name
Dollar allocation *
Boddington District High School
$86 117.00
Byford Primary School
$134 653.31
Carcoola Primary School
$147 236.43
Coodanup College
$821 707.71
Dudley Park Primary School
$68 493.89
Dwellingup Primary School
$79 053.00
Falcon Primary School
$258 331.51
Glencoe Primary School
$326 827.67
Greenfields Primary School
$230 631.42
Halls Head College
$650 773.52
Halls Head College Education Support Centre
$2 220 936.75
Halls Head Primary School
$215 167.73
John Tonkin College
$446 004.93
John Tonkin College Education Support Centre
$1 275 172.31
Lakelands Primary School
$446 173.06
Mandurah Primary School
$25 470.90
Meadow Springs Education Support Centre
$1 711 148.25
Meadow Springs Primary School
$600 739.52
North Dandalup Primary School
$37 588.00
North Mandurah Primary School
$85 064.00
Ocean Road Primary School
$305 229.50
Pinjarra Primary School
$371 364.98
Pinjarra Senior High School
$483 194.29
Riverside Education Support Centre
$2 052 111.12
Riverside Primary School
$237 519.90
South Halls Head Primary School
$329 803.68
Waroona District High School
$188 161.54
TOTAL
$13 834 675.92
*Please note the data is correct as at 30 June 2017
(b)
Decisions about where and how to use funds are made at the local school level and take into consideration student need, the teaching and learning adjustments required and other local school factors. Funds can be used flexibly by the school and can be allocated to the employment of an education assistant; professional learning to support staff capacity building; the purchase of specialised materials and equipment; or the purchase of additional specialist services.
(c)
Yes. Funding allocated to schools for each eligible student is specifically for the purpose of supporting the particular educational needs of that student.
(d)-(e)
There are no specific auditing procedures for the individual disability allocation. The principal is responsible for the management of funds allocated to the school through a funding agreement that outlines the expectations of how this funding is to be used.
The funding for an individual disability allocation is allocated to schools on the basis of a student’s eligibility for one of eight categories of disability and the level of adjustment required to support the student at the school. There are seven levels of funding. As at 30 June 2017, 469 students across 27 public schools in the Peel region attracted an individual disability allocation.
Schools in the Peel Region Receiving an Individual Disability Allocation
School name
Dollar allocation *
Boddington District High School
$86 117.00
Byford Primary School
$134 653.31
Carcoola Primary School
$147 236.43
Coodanup College
$821 707.71
Dudley Park Primary School
$68 493.89
Dwellingup Primary School
$79 053.00
Falcon Primary School
$258 331.51
Glencoe Primary School
$326 827.67
Greenfields Primary School
$230 631.42
Halls Head College
$650 773.52
Halls Head College Education Support Centre
$2 220 936.75
Halls Head Primary School
$215 167.73
John Tonkin College
$446 004.93
John Tonkin College Education Support Centre
$1 275 172.31
Lakelands Primary School
$446 173.06
Mandurah Primary School
$25 470.90
Meadow Springs Education Support Centre
$1 711 148.25
Meadow Springs Primary School
$600 739.52
North Dandalup Primary School
$37 588.00
North Mandurah Primary School
$85 064.00
Ocean Road Primary School
$305 229.50
Pinjarra Primary School
$371 364.98
Pinjarra Senior High School
$483 194.29
Riverside Education Support Centre
$2 052 111.12
Riverside Primary School
$237 519.90
South Halls Head Primary School
$329 803.68
Waroona District High School
$188 161.54
TOTAL
$13 834 675.92
*Please note the data is correct as at 30 June 2017
(b)
Decisions about where and how to use funds are made at the local school level and take into consideration student need, the teaching and learning adjustments required and other local school factors. Funds can be used flexibly by the school and can be allocated to the employment of an education assistant; professional learning to support staff capacity building; the purchase of specialised materials and equipment; or the purchase of additional specialist services.
(c)
Yes. Funding allocated to schools for each eligible student is specifically for the purpose of supporting the particular educational needs of that student.
(d)-(e)
There are no specific auditing procedures for the individual disability allocation. The principal is responsible for the management of funds allocated to the school through a funding agreement that outlines the expectations of how this funding is to be used.
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