Schools—Building defects
632. Hon Steve Martinto theLeader of the House representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the most recent building condition assessment of WA public schools, which was completed in February 2024.
Can the minister provide an example of a defect at each of the levels of priority risk from levels 1 to 9?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
Since 2017, the state Labor government has invested almost $1 billion in regular maintenance and compliance works at public schools. With over 830 schools across Western Australia and a student population of over 330,000, we know that defects will pop up from time to time. That is why, in addition to regular maintenance, we have invested $165 million in targeted maintenance programs since 2021–22.
The answer is in tabular form and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
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LEVEL |
EXAMPLE |
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1 |
Structural corrosion (for example to steel beams in a permanent building). |
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2 |
Non-structural corrosion (for example to an external stairwell). |
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3 |
Loose fixtures and fittings in a classroom (for example internal light fittings) |
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4 |
Minor external default (for example movement in path surface) |
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5 |
Localised external damage (for example broken tiles on a verandah roof) |
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6 |
Degradation of fixtures and fittings in a classroom (for example end-of-life lighting) |
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7 |
Degradation of external fixtures and fittings (for example broken external light) |
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8 |
Visual wear and tear (for example faded paint on corridor walls) |
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9 |
Obsolete labelling on a decommissioned unit (for example asset tag left on redundant switchboard) |
