Page 2373 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020

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(4) How many schools in the ACT do not pay for the maintenance of their ovals.

(5) What are the names of the schools referred to in part (4) and who pays for maintenance.

(6) What kind of work is required to be undertaken by schools who are responsible for their oval maintenance.

Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

1) There are 28 ovals on the ACT Education Directorate asset register which are to linked to 27 school sites.

2)

Ainslie Primary School

Lanyon High School

Alfred Deakin High School

Macquarie Primary School

Belconnen High School

Melba Copland High School

Calwell High School

Melrose High School

Campbell High School

Mt Stromlo High School

Canberra High School

Narrabundah College

Caroline Chisholm High School

Narrabundah Early Childhood School

Charles Weston School

North Ainslie Primary School

Dickson College

Red Hill Primary School

Evatt Primary School

Telopea Park High School (including Forrest Montgomery Oval)

Fadden Primary School

Turner Primary School

Forrest Primary School

UC Kaleen High School

Fraser Primary School

Wanniassa High School

Kingsford Smith School

3) Schools are funded for minor maintenance through the School Operational Allocation. There is no separate allocation for maintaining ovals, however the amount of funding allocated to a school for minor maintenance depends on the assets at that school.

4) All 27 schools who have an Education Directorate owned oval as an asset listed above use the SOA allocation to maintain the oval. If due to varying circumstances the oval has fallen into disrepair, the school can contact the Infrastructure and Capital Works branch within the Directorate to seek assistance.

5) Refer to above response (Q4).

6) Under the SOA, schools are responsible for the management of grounds maintenance including ovals, but not limited to:

Irrigation system maintenance (excluding backflow prevention devices)

Turf maintenance (including mowing, edging, fertilizing and watering)

Maintenance of synthetic turf installations in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications

Removal of trip and slip hazards

Shrubs and gardens maintenance

Plant pest, disease and weed control


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