Question On Notice No. 849 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 August 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) I refer to the Minister’s press release titled, Architects appointed for first round of school STEM upgrades (1 July 2022)
and the 19 secondary schools that have been appointed an architect to develop
the designs for these upgrades. For each of the 19
secondary schools listed, what was the total amount of funding allocated to
each school for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) upgrades as part of this announcement?
(2) For
each of the school funding allocations referred to in (1), will the Minister
provide a further breakdown and advise:
(a) the total amount of
funding allocated for administration, planning and design of the project;
(b) the total amount of
funding allocated for building construction/refurbishment of the project; and
(c) the total amount of
funding allocated for the purchasing of equipment?
Answered on 20 September 2022
(1) The respective schools may be funded for a new STEM facility build or to have an existing laboratory upgraded.
|
School
|
STEM Project Budget
|
|
Applecross Senior High School
|
$1,500,000
|
|
Armadale Senior High School
|
$1,000,000
|
|
Baldivis Secondary College
|
$1,500,000
|
|
Bridgetown High School
|
$400,000
|
|
Busselton Senior High School
|
$1,200,000
|
|
Carnarvon Community College
|
$1,000,000
|
|
Central Midlands Senior High School
|
$500,000
|
|
Clarkson Community High School
|
$400,000
|
|
Esperance Senior High School
|
$1,500,000
|
|
John Tonkin College
|
$1,000,000
|
|
Kalamunda Senior High School
|
$1,700,000
|
|
Manjimup Senior High School
|
$1,000,000
|
|
Melville Senior High School
|
$1,500,000
|
|
Mindarie Senior College
|
$1,500,000
|
|
Northam Senior High School
|
$1,000,000
|
|
Roleystone Community College
|
$1,660,000
|
|
Sevenoaks Senior College
|
$1,000,000
|
|
Thornlie Senior High School
|
$1,500,000
|
|
Woodvale Secondary College
|
$1,500,000
|
(2)(a) normal practice is to allocate approximately 15% of the budget to planning, design and project management.
(b) approximately 75% to 80% of the respective project budget is allocated to the direct construction costs of a new facility or the refurbishment costs of an existing laboratory.
(c) approximately 8% of the project budget is allocated for furniture and specialist equipment to enable schools to deliver STEM programs. This may vary as some schools are already well equipped for such subjects.
The percentages are a guide only and vary from project to project based on particular circumstances.