Question On Notice No. 678 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 April 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE), and I ask, what was the total amount of funding allocated by the Department of Education to SIDE in the following years:
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019;
(d) 2020; and
(e) 2021?
Answered on 10 May 2022
All public schools in Western Australia operate with a one-line budget. SIDE is a school providing specialist services and so is funded based on these services rather than the student enrolments through the Student-centred funding model. Further allocations and adjustments to SIDE’s budget may occur during the school year.
The total amount of funding allocated to the School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) is as follows:
(a) $16,350,353.43 (as at 28 March 2017);
(b) $16,393,012.10 (as at 26 March 2018);
(c) $16,047,438.25 (as at 25 March 2019);
(d) $16,707,444.58 (as at 24 March 2020); and
(e) $17,011,837.40 (as at 23 March 2021).