Estimates Committee B - Answers to Questions Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Estimates Committee B - Answers to Questions published Estimates Replies School Intake SCHOOL INTAKE In reply to Mr PISONI Legislative Council SCHOOL INTAKE In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (22 June 2012). The Hon. G. PORTOLESI Legislative Council Minister for Education and Child Development SCHOOL INTAKE The Hon. G. PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Education and Child Development): I am advised: The savings relate to lower costs for the Department for Education and Child Development as a result of there being only one intake of children in the relevant preschool and reception year when compared to the current policy of a continuous intake throughout the year, and some children having more than one year in reception.