AQW 3783/16-21

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 22/09/2016
Answered On Date: 06/10/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education , pursuant to AQO 193/16-21, to detail what is contained within the 12 per cent of the overall 2016-17 budget allocated to schools from centre budgets held by the Education Authority.

Answer:

The 13% of the 2016-17 Education Budget which is attributed to schools for services provided by the Education Authority includes: Transport, C2K (managed ICT service), School Meals, Headquarters, Pupil Support, Schools Development Service, Music Service and School Library Service.

The 12% of the 2016-17 Education Budget which is allocated to schools from centre budgets, held by the Education Authority, includes: the Special Schools budget, Special Education in Mainstream, Rates and Substitution costs.