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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 291

School Transport

MR WOOD - asked the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts on notice on 20 November 1990:

(1) Is the cost of bussing out of area pupils to the Garran School $100 000 per year; if not, what is the cost.

(2) What proportion of total school transport costs are attributable to bussing out of area pupils to particular schools.

(3) What proportion of total school transport costs are attributable to bussing pupils to government schools.

(4) Why has the expenditure on school transport been removed from the Education budget.

(5) Was school transport taken into account in calculating possible savings in the Education budget: if so, how.

MR HUMPHRIES - the answer to Mr Woods question is:

(1) Estimated costs for school bus services to the Garran School from outside its priority enrolment area are in the vicinity of $83 000 per annum..

(2) The proportion is estimated to be up to 10% of all school transport costs.

(3) The proportion is approximately 33$.

(4) In its 1989/90 report the Estimates Committee

recommended the transfer of management of ACT school

bus services from the ACT Ministry for Health,

Education and the Arts to the ACT Ministry for

Finance and Urban Services as a means of containing

bus costs and increasing administrative

efficiencies. The Government accepted this proposal

and also recommended the transfer of contract bus

services.

(5) In view of the decision to transfer transport funding to the Ministry for Finance and Urban Services this was not necessary.

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