Page 663 - Week 02 - Thursday, 21 February 2019
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Schools—ovals
(Question No 2097)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 30 November 2018:
(1) Given that some ACT schools have ovals as part of their overall school facilities and that those schools are responsible for the management and maintenance of these ovals, provided through their repairs and maintenance allocation, do these schools receive more funds in their repairs and maintenance allocations than schools that do not have ovals as part of their overall school facilities.
(2) If Florey Primary School were to take over the management and maintenance of the Florey Oval, would additional funding be provided to its repairs and maintenance allocation in order to meet the cost of this.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The School Operational Allocation (SOA) is the mechanism that funds non-educational costs within schools. At the time of the review of SOA, utilities costs are recognised in the allocation for schools that were maintaining the ovals.
The school property portfolio is diverse and complex and it is not possible to directly compare one school with another solely on costs associated with maintaining ovals.
(2) If responsibility for the maintenance and management of Florey oval was transferred to Education, refurbishment costs would need to be assessed as part of an annual works program. The ongoing cost of irrigation and maintenance would be a school responsibility. An assessment of the school’s financial capacity to maintain this asset would be made as part of any transfer process.
Schools—funding
(Question No 2098)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 30 November 2018:
(1) How does an ACT government school principal determine the allocation of the budget for the school.
(2) What groups is the principal obliged to confer with when determining the budget allocation.
(3) Are Parents and Citizens groups and community groups able to request, from the principal, the budget allocation plans before they are finalised.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) As outlined in Question on Notice 2052 individual school budgets are determined through the Student Resource Allocation (SRA) program, and calculated according to a number of components, including a core allocation and loading where appropriate.
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