House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS, GRANTS AND FUNDING

419 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (18 September 2012). What Indigenous programs, grants and funding were provided by each Department or Agency under the minister's portfolio for 2011 and in each case, were these funds recurrent, current, operational or capital expenditure?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs): I have been advised of the following:

In the 2010-11 financial year the then Department for Education and Children's Services provided over $86 million in funding for Aboriginal programs, grants, and associated operational costs.

Of the $86 million, $12.8 million was dedicated to capital expenditure, nearly $73.4 million was recurrent funding which included over $20 million in targeted grants to schools, and $590,000 was dedicated to operational expenditure.

Aboriginal program expenditure 2010-11
Capital expenditure: $12,800,000
BER: Aboriginal specific schools $9,200,000
Aboriginal Children and Family Centres $3,600,000
Recurrent expenditure: $73,353,434
Centrally coordinated research and development, and program management $1,382,854
NP Communities Making a Difference (AKA Low SES)—Aboriginal Turn Around Team $601,000
Wiltja Hostel $2,146,643
SA Aboriginal Sports Training Academy $721,000
Targeted funding provided directly to schools $63,572,962
Regional based inclusion resources $4,928,975
Operational expenditure: $590,077
Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Education Committee (PYEC) $590,077