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Monday, 7 September 2009
Page: 8868


Mr Hunt asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, in writing, on 25 June 2009:

In respect of Solar Schools:

(1)   What issues remain outstanding in negotiations with the States and Territories in the delivery of solar panels in schools.

(2)   Is there any impediment now to the roll-out of solar panels in schools in any State or Territory; if so, what are they.

(3)   How many schools have now received solar panels.

(4)   What are the (a) names, (b) locations, (c) State and Territories, (d) electorates, (e) project cost, (f) date of installation, of the schools.


Mr Garrett (Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

1.   The Department has had a positive response from state and territory government authorities in relation to the National Solar Schools Program. The Department has recently entered into arrangements with education departments in five states (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia) to cooperatively deliver the program over 2008-09 and 2009-10. These cooperative delivery arrangements will provide $40 million to more than 1,100 government schools. The arrangements will obtain the best value for money for schools, maximise education outcomes and simplify and streamline participation by individual schools. The Department will work towards developing similar funding arrangements with the remaining jurisdictions in 2009-10.

The Department has recently entered into arrangements with education departments in five states (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia) to cooperatively deliver the program over 2008-09 and 2009-10.   These cooperative delivery arrangements will provide $40 million to more than 1,100 government schools. The arrangements will obtain the best value for money for schools, maximise education outcomes and simplify and streamline participation by individual schools. The Department will work towards developing similar funding arrangements with the remaining jurisdictions in 2009-10.

The Department will work towards developing similar funding arrangements with the remaining jurisdictions in 2009-10.  

2.   The only impediment we are aware of is the availability of installers given the extensive remaining installation demand created by the Solar Homes and Communities Plan.

3.   One hundred and six schools whose National Solar Schools funded projects include solar power systems have confirmed their solar panels have been installed at 23 July 2009. Many more schools are still awaiting installation or are in the process of having their solar power system installed. 4      (a) to (e). Details are included in attachment A.

(a)  

(e)   Details are included in attachment A.

(f)   Information on the dates of installation is not available at this time. This information is provided by each school as part of the detail of its final project report. Schools have six months from the date of approval to complete their project and submit their final report.

Attachment A

Electorate

State

School

Total PV System Cost (GST Excl)

Canberra

ACT

St Francis of Assisi Primary School

$50,000

Fraser

ACT

Radford College

$72,896

Barton

NSW

St Dominic Savio School

$39,646

Berowra

NSW

Mount St Benedict College

$25,000

Blaxland

NSW

Malek Fahd Islamic School

$100,000

Charlton

NSW

St Paul’s High School

$43,994

Chifley

NSW

Clare Catholic High School - Hassal Grove

$20,900

Chifley

NSW

Holy Family Primary

$27,273

Cowper

NSW

Coffs Harbour Christian Community School

$50,000

Cowper

NSW

St Mary’s Primary School

$35,643

Cunningham

NSW

Illawarra Christian School

$22,920

Gilmore

NSW

Carroll College Broulee

$47,366

Gilmore

NSW

Nowra Christian School

$50,000

Gilmore

NSW

St John the Evangelist Catholic High School

$50,000

Gilmore

NSW

St Michael’s Primary

$50,000

Greenway

NSW

Mary Immaculate Primary

$49,091

Greenway

NSW

St Mark’s Catholic College - Stanhope

$22,818

Greenway

NSW

Terra Sancta College

$98,182

Hume

NSW

St Joseph’s School

$34,786

Lindsay

NSW

Our Lady of the Way - Emu Plains

$49,791

Lindsay

NSW

St Paul’s Grammar School Penrith

$100,000

Macarthur

NSW

St Peter’s Anglican School

$50,000

Mackellar

NSW

Sydney Japanese School

$47,707

Mitchell

NSW

St Bernadette’s Primary - Castle Hill

$36,191

Mitchell

NSW

The Hills Grammar School

$100,000

New England

NSW

St Mary of the Angels School Guyra

$49,668

Newcastle

NSW

Hunter Christian College

$50,000

North Sydney

NSW

Wenona School Limited

$50,000

Parramatta

NSW

St Bernadette’s Primary - Lalor Park

$31,000

Reid

NSW

St Patrick’s Primary - Guildford

$33,100

Riverina

NSW

Mater Dei Catholic Primary

$45,441

Wentworth

NSW

Montessori East - Bondi

$42,941

Lingiari

NT

Belyuen School

$46,302

Solomon

NT

Palmerston High School

$31,350

Blair

QLD

St Joseph’s School

$50,000

Bonner

QLD

Gumdale State School

$20,000

Capricornia

QLD

Frenchville State School (Rockhampton)

$20,000

Dawson

QLD

Eimeo Road State School

$20,000

Fadden

QLD

Coombabah State High School (Gold Coast)

$20,000

Fadden

QLD

Silkwood Steiner School

$50,000

Griffith

QLD

Dutton Park State School

$20,000

Groom

QLD

Christian Outreach College

$49,964

Groom

QLD

Toowoomba Christian College

$41,783

Herbert

QLD

Annandale State School (Townsville)

$20,000

Hinkler

QLD

Pialba State School

$20,000

Kennedy

QLD

Mount Isa Central State School

$20,000

Leichhardt

QLD

Edge Hill State School (Cairns)

$20,000

Longman

QLD

Bribie Island State High School

$20,000

Maranoa

QLD

Charleville State School

$20,000

Mcpherson

QLD

Mudgeeraba Special State School

$20,000

Petrie

QLD

St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

$49,964

Rankin

QLD

Kimberley Park State School (Logan)

$20,000

Wide Bay

QLD

St Joseph’s School, Murgon

$46,044

Adelaide

SA

St Peter’s College

$49,570

Barker

SA

Angaston Primary School

$44,730

Barker

SA

Good Shepherd Lutheran School

$50,000

Barker

SA

Waikerie High School

$33,494

Boothby

SA

Blackwood High School

$31,930

Kingston

SA

Australian Technical College Adelaide South

$50,000

Port Adelaide

SA

Endeavour College

$50,000

Sturt

SA

St Peter’s Collegiate Girls’ School Inc

$50,000

Bass

TAS

Australian Technical College, Northern Tasmania

$31,356

Denison

TAS

Brent Street Primary School

$33,194

Denison

TAS

Cosgrove High School

$43,885

Franklin

TAS

St. James College

$45,268

Aston

VIC

Lysterfield Primary School

$48,599

Batman

VIC

St Gabriel’s Parish Primary School

$50,000

Batman

VIC

Westgarth Primary School

$49,747

Bendigo

VIC

Maiden Gully Primary School

$50,000

Bendigo

VIC

Specimen Hill Primary

$49,150

Calwell

VIC

Good Samaritan Catholic Primary

$49,994

Chisholm

VIC

Ashwood Secondary Colleage

$49,999

Chisholm

VIC

Kerrimuir Primary School

$50,000

Dunkley

VIC

Frankston East Primary

$22,791

Dunkley

VIC

St Jude’s Primary School

$34,110

Dunkley

VIC

St Macartan’s Primary Schools

$50,000

Flinders

VIC

Red Hill Consolidated School

$33,155

Fremantle

VIC

Christ the King School - Beaconsfield

$50,000

Gippsland

VIC

Guthridge Primary School

$49,288

Gippsland

VIC

Tyers Primary School

$50,000

Goldstein

VIC

Beaumaris North Primary School

$50,000

Gorton

VIC

Sunshine Heights Primary School

$50,000

Higgins

VIC

Armadale Primary School

$43,045

Higgins

VIC

De La Salle College

$100,000

Indi

VIC

Harrietville Primary School

$49,259

Indi

VIC

Mansfield Primary School

$50,000

Jagajaga

VIC

Bundoora Secondary College

$49,767

Jagajaga

VIC

Greenhills Primary School

$49,767

Kingston

VIC

Ilim College

$50,000

Kooyong

VIC

Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School

$24,784

La Trobe

VIC

Ferny Creek Primary School

$49,767

La Trobe

VIC

Mater Christi College

$50,000

Mallee

VIC

Mildura Senior College

$50,000

Maribyrnong

VIC

Moonee Ponds West Primary School

$50,000

Maribyrnong

VIC

St Therese’s School

$41,525

McMillan

VIC

Bunyip Primary School

$44,568

McMillan

VIC

Drouin Secondary College

$50,000

McMillian

VIC

Pakenham Springs Primary

$50,000

Melbourne Ports

VIC

Shelford Grammar School

$50,000

Murray

VIC

Numurkah Secondary College

$50,000

Murray

VIC

St Mary’s Echuca

$47,304

Brand

WA

Mandurah Catholic College

$87,209

O’Connor

WA

Albany Primary School

$49,929

O’Connor

WA

Golden Hill Steiner

$39,818

Perth

WA

St Michael’s School - Bassendean

$50,000

Tangney

WA

Castlereagh School

$18,500