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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (12 December) . . Page.. 4972 ..
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NUMBER 361
Government Schools - Sport
In relation to sport in ACT schools-
(1) How many schools wrote a new policy for sport in 1996.
(2) How much has been spent on sports in schools in 1996 (a) by the department and (b) by schools.
(3) What evaluation is in place for the new policies.
(4) What impact has the policy had on sporting activity out of school hours.
MR STEFANIAK - the answer to Ms McRae's question is:
It is important to recognise that 1996 was an unusual year in schools and that the industrial bans adversely affected schools' capacities to implement change in this area.
(1) The new policy on school physical education and sport affects primary and high schools. Of a total of 88 high schools and primary schools, 19 have written a new policy to address sport in 1996.
(2) (a) The central office of the department has spent a total of $135,890 on sport for the students of the ACT. This figure can be broken down as:
(i) $18,690 on relief for teachers taking or planning sport,
(ii) $60,000 grant in aid to the ACT Schools Sports Council, and
(iii) $57,200 to send a team to the Pacific School Games in Perth in December 1996.
These figures do not include the provision of staff in the central office of the department who support schools in physical education and sport.
(b) Schools of the department spent a total of $212,683.00 on sport in 1996.
This figure does not include the staffing of schools which is determined by the appropriate staffing formula.
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