A WA parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education's (SIDE) reserve fund, including asset replacement allocations and parent contributions. The answer provides a financial snapshot and specific asset replacement plans.

AnsweredQoN 1133Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 September 2013
Portfolio
Education

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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 $2,224,460.92 for Schools of Isolated and Distance Education: (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)
$2,224,460.92 was 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
SIDE
(4141)
727,214.79
1,047,084.10
800,139.76
974,159.13
1,237,527.44
12,774.35
2,224,460.92
1
General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2
Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c)
$1,237,527.44
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
IT - Server/Switches/Airconditioning
41,786.50
Airconditioning
195,517.10
Renovations/Alterations to buildings
184,345.00
Desktop/Laptop Computers
284,146.23
Furniture
21,833.75
Phone system
43,839.61
National Curriculum Online Resources
125,666.00
Centra online delivery rooms computers/furniture
50,000.00
Curriculum: Maths - calculators/books
4,089.00
Curriculum: Art - plotter
6,202.18
Curriculum: T & E - touch screen monitors
2,993.73
Curriculum: Science - microscopes, tablets, science kits
20,746.77
Student Services - cameras
2,282.00
ATP - print resources
17,198.76
Curriculum: S & E - drawing tablets
3,445.00
Curriculum: Languages - dictionaries
3,938.37
Curriculum: English - tablets/resources
4,570.00
Accommodation furniture and fittings
40,761.29
Multimedia Studio equipment
106,039.15
Library software/books
3,190.00
Photocopiers
65,603.45
Computer Applications
9,333.55
Total - Balance to Question (c)
1,237,527.44
(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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