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Resource Summary

Core Business Areas 2007/08
Restated Estimates1
2008/09
Estimates
2009/10
Plan
2010/11
Plan
Operating Expenses ($000)
Education Programs 4,847,460 5,009,015 5,102,216 5,136,633
Debt Service and Amortization 550,163 571,063 580,063 589,663
Public Libraries 15,675 15,675 15,675 15,675
Management Services 20,200 20,664 20,607 20,607
Executive and Support Services 60,960 58,940 59,563 59,588
Total 5,494,458 5,675,357 5,778,124 5,822,166
Full-time Equivalents (Direct FTEs)
Management Services 88 89 89 89
Executive and Support Services 234 253 253 253
Total 322 342 342 342
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Executive and Support Services 6,885 5,220 5,220 5,220
Total 6,885 5,220 5,220 5,220
Capital Plan ($000)
Public Schools 256,300 305,425 305,425 305,425
Total 256,300 305,425 305,425 305,425

1  Amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with Schedule A of the 2008/09 Estimates.

SUCH Sector Resource Summary

School Districts 2007/08 Restated Estimates 2008/09 Budget 2009/10 Plan 2010/11 Plan
Combined Income Statement ($000s)1
Total Revenue 5,200,000 5,403,000 5,503,000 5,564,000
Total Expense 5,149,000 5,318,000 5,425,000 5,491,000
Operating Results 51,000 85,000 78,000 73,000
Gain (Loss) on sale of capital assets (if applicable) 4,000 4,000
Net Results 51,000 89,000 82,000 73,000

1  This combined income statement includes estimates from 60 school districts. Numbers do not include the eliminating entries required to consolidate these agencies with the government reporting entity.

Major Capital Projects

New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS)

Objective: Replace the existing New Westminster Secondary School with a new secondary school with capacity for 1,800 (grades 9-12) and construct a new 500 capacity middle school (grades 6-8) on the site of the existing secondary school in School District No. 40 (New Westminster).

Costs: The estimated cost of the two schools is $104 million, including $74.5 million for construction of the secondary school and $29.5 million for the middle school.

Benefits:

  • A new secondary facility will have lower operating and maintenance costs for the School District.
  • Secondary programs will be provided in greatly-improved educational environment.
  • The middle school will reduce overcrowding in the existing elementary schools and reduce the need for a larger secondary school.
  • Construction of the middle school on this site in conjunction with the secondary school eliminates the need to purchase an additional school site.
  • Completion of the new middle school completes the district’s conversion to the elementary/middle/secondary school delivery model.

Risks:

  • If not replaced, the School Board will continue operating an aging facility that is becoming increasingly expensive to operate and maintain.
  • The district will be required to acquire a middle school site.
  • Many elementary students will continue to be accommodated in portable classrooms with inadequate program areas (gym, library, middle school shops, etc.)
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