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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 248
Government Schools -
Average Per Student Costs
MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 12 August 1992:
Further to your statement (The Canberra Times - 18 June 1992) , that "there are now 287 Year 13 students still at school costing close to $7000 each..."
(1) How is this figure per student reached, given that the average cost per college student in 1990-91 was $5,640 (reply to question on notice No. 7).
(2) What was the average cost per student in 1991-92 in (a) primary; (b) high; and (c) colleges.
MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:
(1) The average expenditure per college student from my Departments budget in 1990-91 was estimated at $5640. The cost to the Government is always greater than this because certain additional salary on costs are included in the ACT Treasury budget. These additional costs include Comcare premiums and long service leave. When they are included, the estimated total cost would be significantly more than $5640. While an exact figure was not available, an estimated amount was the basis of the statement in the Canberra Times.
(2) The average costs per student for 1991-92 are not yet
available.
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