SCHOOLS —
MAINTENANCE
1148. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I
refer to the minister's statement released on 22 September 2019, titled
''Major maintenance blitz: New job-creating school package
unveiled''.
(1) Will the minister table a breakdown
of —
(a) the $35 million
allocation to address maintenance items or identified minor works listed in the
building condition assessment reports by school and project; and
(b) the $165 million allocation to address other
targeted maintenance works, upgrades or refurbishments by school and
project?
(2) For each
of the works referred to in (1), will the minister advise whether the works
will commence in the 2019–20 or 2020–21 financial year?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) (a)–(b) I table the
requested information. This was published online on 22 September 2019.
Every school will share in $35 million
to address maintenance items or identified minor works listed in building
condition assessment reports. Funding has been allocated based on the maintenance needs identified in the schools'
building condition assessment reports and the type, age and number of
enrolled students at the school. The remaining $165 million of funding is
allocated to schools for other targeted maintenance works, upgrades or
refurbishments. These works will include classroom refurbishments; electrical
upgrades; roof replacements or refurbishments; traffic management works;
installation of solar panels; shade structures; repairs to playing surfaces,
paths and carparks; and toilet refurbishments.
[See paper 3271.]
(2) Works being
initiated by schools as part of their allocation can commence immediately with
the objective of being completed in the 2019–20 financial year. Works
undertaken as part of the targeted maintenance package will be delivered
through the Department of Finance, Building Management and Works, over the 2019–20
and 2020–21 financial years.