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Adelaide Botanic High School

In reply to Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15 November 2018).

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): I am advised of the following

The $33 million relates to an accelerated rate of expenditure in 2017-18 compared to the previous year but is within the approved budget of $100m for the project. The accelerated rate of expenditure was due to a corresponding accelerated rate of construction after the Reid Building was vacated by UniSA at the end of February 2018.

This is in line with the expenditure that was budgeted for in the 2017-18 financial year.