House debates Questions in Writing

Country Areas Program (Question No. 551)

Tuesday, 11 October 2011 House of Representatives

Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) In 2010 the Australian Government provided $5.8 million under the Country Areas Program. Of this, $1.06 million was provided to non-government education authorities in Queensland.

(2) The PCAP is a Queensland Government program managed by the Queensland Department of Education and Training.

(3) The Queensland Department of Education and Training administers the PCAP. The Australian Government does not have information regarding the details of schools funded by this program.

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