Education and Child Development Department, Other Revenues

In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (17 November 2015).

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills): I have been advised:

The Department for Education and Child Development's financial statement reported $54.4 million relating to other revenues for the consolidated entity for the 2014-15 financial year.

Included in this total are $1.3 million for revenue received by the International Education Services Directorate relating to the marketing and recruitment of international students into SA Government Schools, $7.6 million from fundraising activities in schools, $4.9 million in assets recognised for the first time, $9.4 million from recoveries and $31.3 million in other revenue.

After allowing for the internal transactions between DECD Corporate and schools, the $31.3 million of other revenue reflects $28.9 million of transactions in schools and $2.4 million of transactions for DECD Corporate.

Of the $28.9 million in other revenue relating to schools, $23.3 million is classified as other income and the Department does not collect information and does not have access to school financial information to enable this amount to be detailed further. Based on the information collected from schools, the balance information has been classified as $3.1 million relating to salary reimbursements, $2.1 million from recoups and recoveries, $0.1 million collected in relation to private telephone calls, $0.1 million in sponsorship income, $0.1 million in capital revenue and $0.1 million in discount received.

The remaining $2.4 million in corporate other revenue comprises of $1.4 million from the user pays swimming and aquatics program, $0.3 million revenue received from the computer recycling scheme, the receipt of $0.3 million of family allowances associated with children in care, $0.2 million relating to discounts received, $0.1 million in sponsorship receipts and $0.1 million in scholarships income.