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Legislative Council Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations 2019-20 Budget Estimates hearin s - Questions prior to hearings Department of Education Page No. 326 The Committee asked: 1. We refer to Budget Paper No. 2, p 326, Statement of CasMows, and ask for a project- level breakdown of Royalties for Regions funded projects for each Fund? Answer: Refer to attached table. r Initialled by- 1 of 3 pages Breakdown of the Roy lties for Regions funded projects for each fund as per Budget Paper 2, p 326 2017-18 2018-19 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward Actual Budget Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate $ 000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 REGIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES FUND Regional Workers Incentives Allowance Payments 3 601 3 315 3 601 3 601 3 601 3 601 3 601 Boarding Away From Home 1 400 - - - - - - Clontarf Colleges 1 479 1 651 1 651 1 524 1 546 1 546 1 546 Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers 864 2 616 2 194 3 532 3 585 3 585 3 585 Improving Teacher Quality 931 1 877 1 877 1 905 1 934 1 934 1 934 Independent Learning Coordinators 721 1 461 1 305 1 479 1 498 1 498 1 498 Mental Health Support 388 782 782 794 806 806 806 Pilbara Partnerships for Student Success 1 026 2 049 2 049 1 575 - - - Put Education Assistants Back in the Classroom 1 897 5 261 5 261 7 796 9 148 9 148 9 148 Regional Learning Specialists 635 1 290 496 1 470 1 487 1 505 1 505 Regional School Breakfast and Nutritional Education Program 226 226 226 226 226 226 226 (Formerly Foodbank) Science in Primary Schools 313 313 313 313 313 313 313 Total Regional Community Services Fund 13 481 20 841 19 755 24 215 24 144 24 162 24 162 REGIONAL REFORM FUND Kimberley Schools Project 1 196 9 543 14 214 4 443 3 740 - - Total Regional Reform Fund 1196 9 543 14 214 4 443 3 740 - - / Mtialled 6y 2 of 3 pages 2 2017-18 2018-19 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward Actual Budget Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate $'000 $'000 $'000 $ 000 $'000 $'000 $'000 REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEAD WORKS FUND Albany Secondary Education Support Centre and North Albany - 400 400 4 500 3 925 1 000 - Senior High School Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School 6 726 2 803 2 803 - - - - Carnarvon Community College 14 359 21 884 19 884 3 500 2 000 - - Cape Naturaliste College 2 000 20 000 20 000 8 100 - - - Broome Senior High School - - 1 000 6 000 9 325 3 000 - Bunbury Senior High School 190 4 810 2 810 2 000 - - - Collie Senior High School 1 091 6 409 4 909 1 500 - - - Eaton Community College - 2 500 500 4 000 500 - - Eaton Primary School - 1 500 1 000 2 000 - - - Preventative Maintenance Programs - 3 400 3 400 1450 - - - Flinders Park Primary School - Early Childhood - - 500 1 500 - - - Glen Huon Primary School 129 1 371 1 371 - - - - Joint Use Sporting Facility Lakeland Senior High School (Mandurah) 2 500 - - - - - - Ne ton Moore Senior High School - new STEM Centre - 1 500 500 2 000 500 - - Mount Lockyer Primary School - - - 3 000 - - - South Bunbury Primary School - 1 000 1 000 2 000 - - - Geraldton Senior College 2 765 1 185 1 185 - - - - Champion Bay Senior High School (formerly John Willcock 10 400 8 225 8 225 - - - - Community College) Margaret River Senior High School 6 500 20 000 15 000 5 500 2 500 - - Total Regional Infrastructure and Headworks Fund 46 660 96 987 84 487 47 050 18 750 4 000 - Total Royalties for Regions Fund 61 337 127 371 118 456 75 708 46 634 28 162 24 162 Initialled by 3 of 3 pages Legislative Council Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations 2019-20 Budget Estimates hearings - Questions prior to hearings Department of Education Page No. The Committee asked: 2. On non-operational special purpose accounts: a) How many has your agency established under sections 16(l)(b) to (d) of the Financial Management Act 2006; Answer: 24. b) In a table include: i) the name of each account; ii) when it was established; hi) each account's purpose; iv) balance as at 9 May 2019; and v) the last 12 months of activity; Answer: Refer to the attached table. For part (ii), data are not readily available and would require extensive use of resources to recover. c) Describe the (1) governance mechanisms and (2) safeguards that are in place to meet the demands of section 16(2) of the Financial Management Act 2006 and Answer: Monies relating to student scholarships are held in an interest-bearing bank account, separate to the operating bank account. The special purpose accounts are recorded separately to operational transactions in the financial system. The special purpose accounts are reconciled monthly and included in the Annual Report. Payments from these accounts can only be made by authorised officers. d) When was your agency last audited by the Office of the Auditor General primarily about special pu pose accounts: Answer: The Office of the Auditor General audits the special purpose accounts as part of its audit of the Department s Annual Financial Statements each financial year. i) If applicable, what were the findings of that audit? Answer: No audit findings to date. Initialled by r 1 of 5 pages Attachment 1 - Depart ent of Education -Non-Operational Special Purpose Accounts (i) (Hi) (iv)*** (v) Balance as Last 12 months of at 30 April activity Name Purpose 2019 (1 July 2018- ($) 30 April 2019) Receipts Payments ($) (S) Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia Account * The purpose of this account is to hold funds received under section 115(3) of the Teacher 11 064 376 5 969 240 4 042 143 Registration Act 2012 for the payment of costs and expenses incurred in the performance of the functions of the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australi Student Residential Colleges Fund** The Student Residential Colleges Fund is an agency special urpose account under section 271 000 11 107 000 12 666 000 16 (l)(b) of the Financial Management Act 2006. Rural Boarding Scholarship To hold security monies deposited by scholarship holders. On completion of a teaching 23 752 23 752 qualification, the funds m the trust account will be refunded to the successful scholarship recipient Olive A Lewis Schol rship Trust Account To hold funds received from the Trustees of the Olive A. Lewis Scholarship Trust pendmg 4 736 25 000 25 000 payment of scholarships to students of ability whose further education might otherwise be restricted by virtue of financial need Scholarship Council of War Service Land Settlers To hold funds for the purpose of providmg an annual prize and runner-up award for the 1 051 22 Association Trust Account students of residential agricultural schools R S Sampson Scholarships Trust Account To receive money from the Trustees of the R S Sampson Scholarship Trust for the pur ose 1 of paymg cash prizes to students who have at least three years secondary schooling m public schools m the Swan Electorate John Henry Kendall Trust Account To hold and invest moneys bequeathed for the purpose of providmg funds for the purchase 1 168 25 and supply of books to the North Merredin Primary School library. Margueretta Wilson Scholarship Trust Account To hold the foundation money for the purpose of making available an annual scholarship to 3 272 70 a Year 9 student at Collie Senior High School Initialled by a-s* 2 of 5 pages © (iii) (iv)**x (v) Balance as Last 12 months of at 30 April ctivity Name Purpose 2019 (1 July 2018- (S) 30 April 2019) Receipts P yments ($) (S) Perth Girls' Memorial Scholarship Trust Account To hold moneys for the purpose of awarding scholarships to a girl or girls attending a 101 660 2 441 public secondary school in the metropolitan area Sir Thomas Coombe Scholarship Trust Account To hold the money bequeathed for the purpose of awarding scholarships to male students of 125 615 2 410 ability who for financial reasons would otherwise be unable to carr on to the Western Australian Certificate of Secondary Education. Margery Bennett Prize Trust Account To hold moneys for the purpose of awarding a cash prize on a biennial rotation basis to an 1 407 30 Aboriginal tertiary student m a teacher education program or an Aboriginal Education Worker m Western Australia. W J Reid Memorial Pnze Trust Account To hold and invest moneys donated for the purpose of awarding an annual pnze to a student 8 577 183 from Carine Senior High School who displays social maturity, confidence, poise, involve ent in student and/or community affairs, and above average scholastic develo ment James and Rose Coombe Scholarship Trust Account To hold and invest money bequeathed for the purpose of a arding cash prizes for public 1 250 28 000 27 250 country school students who are in need of fin ncial assistance to complete a high school education Perth Boys' Memorial Scholarship Trust Account To hold moneys for the purpose of awarding scholarships to a boy or boys attending a 15 722 442 5 000 public secondary school m the metropolitan area Roy Grace English Scholarship Trust Account To hold the foundation money for the purpose of making an annual cash award available to a student at the end of both Years 10 and 11 who is attending a public secondary school and who demonstrates exceptional ability m the area of English James A Heron Memorial Prize Trust Account To hold the foundation money for the purpose of awarding a cash pnze to a student residing 1 181 303 in the Fremantle district who is proceeding to take a Western Australian Certificate of Education course at any recognised secondary school ¦ *1 Initialled by- 3 of Spages ® (iii) (iv)*** (v) Balance as Last 12 months