Page 3080 - Week 09 - Thursday, 21 September 2006

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Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The answer can be found at the Department’s website www.det.act.gov.au. Splits between a number of the sub-categories which you have sought are not easily calculated. I will not be authorising the Department to take on these calculations due to a lack of departmental resources within the timeframe. No special schools are proposed to be closed by the Towards 2020: Renewing our Schools proposal, and therefore costs per student for special schools have not been provided.

(2) Same answer as (1)

(3) Same answer as (1)

(4) Same answer as (1)

(5) Same answer as (1)

(6) Same answer as (1)

(7) The Department has a number of staff who deliver a range of student services and teacher selection and training who are currently based in excess space in several schools. Some staff frequently relocate their base, depending on the need for their services while other others work closely with school principals and teachers in staff development and selection. These officers would seldom occupy commercial offices because of the nature of their work. Apart from these arrangements, the Department has no listed agreements with other government agencies or units of ACT Government to occupy space in the preschools and schools identified for closure in the Towards 2020: Renewing our Schools proposal.

(8) Nil.

(9) Not applicable.

(10) Not applicable.

(11) A list of community organisations currently occupying space in the preschools and schools listed for closure is at Attachment A.

(12) The annual rent paid by community organisations currently occupying space in the preschools and schools listed for closure is at Attachment A.

(13) At this stage, the Government has not made any decision to close schools. The consultation process will include an assessment of the needs for tenants in ACT Government schools.

Attachment A

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