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325. At October 2008, Ministry of Education capital projections were as follows:

Capital expenditure profile 2008/09
$m
2009/10
$m
2010/11
$m
2011/12
$m
2012/13
$m
2013/14
$m
2014/15
$m
2015/16
$m
2016/17
$m
2017/18
$m
Total 08/09 - 17/18
$m
Baseline capital expenditure funding available 521.4 409.0 415.1 424.1 417.5 417.5 417.5 417.5 417.5 417.5 4,274.6
Total capital expenditure intentions 592.0 599.9 510.3 512.4 534.6 537.6 509.7 540.0 569.4 534.3 5,440.1
Additional funding required to meet capital expenditure intentions 70.6 190.9 95.1 88.3 117.1 120.1 92.2 122.5 151.9 116.8 1,165.5

Source: The Ministry of Education's 2008 Capital Asset Management submission

326. Further capital expenditure funding for school property of $325 million for 2009/10 - 2011/12 was provided in Budget 2009 to address the immediate gap.

327. The following tables outline new schools and school sites that are included in the Ministry of Education’s School Property Capital Plan 2009/10.[89]

New Schools and Site Requirements 2009/10
School Construction $ millions
School name Local office Opening Date 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Total
Remarkables Primary Dunedin Feb-10 12.000 5.330   17.330
Lowes Road Rolleston Christchurch Feb-10 8.000 4.863 2.200 15.063
Wanaka Primary School Dunedin Oct-10 12.000 7.880 1.100 20.980
Albany Senior High School (permanent campus) Auckland Oct-10 35.650 22.317 2.730 60.697
Papamoa Primary Rotorua Feb-11 3.800 3.300   7.100
Papamoa Secondary Rotorua Feb-11 10.060 14.130 6.810 31.000
Mt Wellington) Auckland Feb-12 4.500 3.230 2.270 10.000
Waipapa (Kerikeri) Whangarei Feb-12        
Ormiston Senior High (stage 1 only) Auckland Feb-12        
Churton Park Lower Hutt Feb-12 6.500 2.400   8.900
Hingaia Primary Auckland Feb-12        
Mission Heights Primary  (stage 2) Auckland Oct-10        
Hobsonville (planning only) Auckland Feb-13        
Takanini Primary #2 (planning only) Auckland Feb-14        
Babich Primary School (site works only) Auckland          
TOTAL [90]     119.000 84.800 40.800 244.600

Source: Ministry of Education School Property Capital Plan 2009/10

Site Acquisitions $ millions
Site name Local office 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Total
Hobsonville Auckland 2.300 7.000   10.200
Hamilton North Secondary Hamilton 16.500     16.500
Kumeau/Huapai (primary) Auckland 11.200     11.200
Wakatipu (primary) Dunedin   8.850   8.850
Papamoa East (site fees) Rotorua   0.381   0.381
Halswell (designation costs) Christchurch   0.109   0.109
Frankton (secondary) Invercargill   21.910   21.910
Waipapa (Kerikeri) (designation & site costs) Whangarei     0.600 0.600
Pegasus (designation & site costs) Christchurch     0.100 0.100
TOTAL   30.000 39.150 0.700 69.850

Source: Ministry of Education School Property Capital Plan 2009/10

328. Additional capital expenditure is expected on existing kura and wharekura (with generally another three to four redevelopments expected to be approved each year).

329. Other significant projects for 2009/10 in the Ministry of Education’s School Property Capital Plan 2009/10 include:

  • $35 million for an estimated 188 new classrooms to meet peak rolls;
  • $40 million to address general space deficiencies in schools;
  • $31 million for the replacement of buildings beyond their economic life;
  • $30 million for the upgrade of four Upper Hutt Schools - on top of the $14.6m previously approved; and
  • $135 million for about 400 schools re-entering into their five year agreements with the Ministry for the period 2009-2014.

Notes

  • [89]Figures for capital requirements are early indications and are only provided for projects that have been approved (however, the totals include projected funding across all of these projects).
  • [90]Figures for capital requirements are early indications and are only provided for projects that have been approved (however, the totals include projected funding across all of these projects).
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