Education Department spending in community schools - Kintore

17/12/2003

92. Education Department spending in community schools - Kintore

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 Kintore.

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 $777,000 on Walungurru School (Kintore) during the 2002-03 financial year.

Total expenditure for the period was comprised of:

Item	$000
Employee Expenses	619
Operational Expenses	69
Repairs & Maintenance	28
Other	41
Grants and Subsidies	89
Total	777 *Depreciation not included in the above figures.

The Department of Employment, Education and Training spent $371,000 on Walungurru School (Kintore) during the period 1 July 2003 to 31 December 2003.



Total expenditure for the period was comprised of:

Item	$000
Employee Expenses	316
Operational Expenses	25
Repairs & Maintenance	13
Other	12
Grants and Subsidies	30
Total	371 *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.