Page 2373 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020
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(4) How many schools in the ACT do not pay for the maintenance of their ovals.
(5) What are the names of the schools referred to in part (4) and who pays for maintenance.
(6) What kind of work is required to be undertaken by schools who are responsible for their oval maintenance.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1) There are 28 ovals on the ACT Education Directorate asset register which are to linked to 27 school sites.
2)
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Ainslie Primary School |
Lanyon High School |
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Alfred Deakin High School |
Macquarie Primary School |
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Belconnen High School |
Melba Copland High School |
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Calwell High School |
Melrose High School |
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Campbell High School |
Mt Stromlo High School |
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Canberra High School |
Narrabundah College |
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Caroline Chisholm High School |
Narrabundah Early Childhood School |
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Charles Weston School |
North Ainslie Primary School |
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Dickson College |
Red Hill Primary School |
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Evatt Primary School |
Telopea Park High School (including Forrest Montgomery Oval) |
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Fadden Primary School |
Turner Primary School |
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Forrest Primary School |
UC Kaleen High School |
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Fraser Primary School |
Wanniassa High School |
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Kingsford Smith School |
3) Schools are funded for minor maintenance through the School Operational Allocation. There is no separate allocation for maintaining ovals, however the amount of funding allocated to a school for minor maintenance depends on the assets at that school.
4) All 27 schools who have an Education Directorate owned oval as an asset listed above use the SOA allocation to maintain the oval. If due to varying circumstances the oval has fallen into disrepair, the school can contact the Infrastructure and Capital Works branch within the Directorate to seek assistance.
5) Refer to above response (Q4).
6) Under the SOA, schools are responsible for the management of grounds maintenance including ovals, but not limited to:
• Irrigation system maintenance (excluding backflow prevention devices)
• Turf maintenance (including mowing, edging, fertilizing and watering)
• Maintenance of synthetic turf installations in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications
• Removal of trip and slip hazards
• Shrubs and gardens maintenance
• Plant pest, disease and weed control
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