Auditor-General's Report

In reply to the Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (3 November 2022).

The Hon. B.I. BOYER (Wright—Minister for Education, Training and Skills): I have been advised:

As I stated in the Auditor-General examination, the $691m that relates to commonwealth sourced grants and funding, is outlined on page 18, note 2.2. of the department's financial statements.

The $1.3 billion for administered items on page 71 is outlined on page 11, note A2.2 of the department's administered financial statements and includes commonwealth funding for non-government schools under the National School Reform agreement ($1.250bn), family day care scheme ($15.9m) and National Schools Chaplaincy Program ($1.6m).

The $1.6 billion transfer payments for administered items are outlined on page 17, note A4.2 of the department's administered financial statements and includes payment of state and commonwealth payments to non-government schools ($1.567bn), SACE Board of SA ($17.1m), Early Education Board of SA ($4.1m) and arts entities ($10.5m).