Education Department spending in community schools - Docker River

17/12/2003

93. Education Department spending in community schools - Docker River

Mr Elferink to MINISTER for Employment, Education and Training


QUESTION
1. What is the Education Department proposing to spend in the current financial year on Minor New Works; Wages/Overtime; General costs including Maintenance; and Miscellaneous Expenditure on schools in Docker River.

2. Please include those schools that are feeder schools from Major Schools such as Kulpitara being a school in the Hermannsburg district.

ANSWER

Answered on 08/03/2004

As the 2003-04 financial year has not yet concluded, expenditure for the current financial year is not yet available, however, it is anticipated that it will be similar to that of 2002-03.

The Department of Employment, Education and Training spent $298,000 on Docker River School during the 2002-03 financial year.

Total expenditure for the period was comprised of:

Item	$000
Employee Expenses	226
Operational Expenses	34
Repairs & Maintenance	10
Other	24
Grants and Subsidies	34
Minor New Works	4
Total	298 *Depreciation not included in the above figures.

The Department of Employment, Education and Training spent $126,000 on Docker River School during the period 1 July 2003 to 31 December 2003.

Total expenditure for the period was comprised of:

Item	$000
Employee Expenses	96
Operational Expenses	20
Repairs & Maintenance	10
Other	10
Grants and Subsidies	10
Total	126 *Depreciation not included in the above figures.

Please note the following points:
1. The expenditure listed above includes all funding for homeland centres.
2. The amounts provided are derived from DEET’s total budget which includes funding from external sources.
3. The expenditure above does not include funding to Group School Management Council’s for cluster initiatives.