MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NDOC NON-DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUT CLASS REPORT. Report of the MINISTER OF EDUCATION. to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NDOC NON-DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUT CLASS REPORT Report of the MINISTER OF EDUCATION to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for the year ended 30 June 2002 Presented Pursuant to Section 32A of the Public Finance Act 1989

2 CONTENTS PAGE Additional Reports in Relation to Outputs Supplied to the Crown 3 Statement of Service Performance 4 Output Class O4: School Transport -2-

3 ADDITIONAL REPORTS IN RELATION TO OUTPUTS SUPPLIED TO THE CROWN Pursuant to Section 32A of the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Fourth Schedule of the Appropriation Act 2001, the Minister of Education is required to prepare a report in relation to the provision of certain outputs supplied to the Crown including: A statement of service performance. A statement of any liabilities, commitments or contingent liabilities incurred by the Crown. The Minister of Education is required to lay the report before the House of Representatives within three months after the end of the financial year. The Fourth Schedule to the Appropriation Act (2001/2002 Estimates) includes the following output classes subject to Section 32A of the Public Finance Act Vote Education: Output Class O4: School Transport -3-

4 OUTPUT CLASS O4: SCHOOL TRANSPORT Objective Under this class of outputs the Minister of Education purchases transport services to State and integrated schools for eligible students. The outputs include: Service payments to school transport contractors. Service payments to schools who manage their own bus routes. Payments of conveyancing allowance and special education assistance claims to compensate eligible parents where other transport services are not available to their children. Performance Dimensions Performance Dimensions Quantity School transport routes: 1,500-1,600 contracted daily bus routes contracted routes transporting students to manual training directly resourced routes. 10,000-11,000 approvals for conveyance allowance. 5,800-6,800 approvals for special education assistance. Achievement Dimensions 1,486 contracted daily bus routes contracted manual training routes. 593 directly resourced routes. 7,475 approvals for conveyance allowance 2. 5,296 approvals for special education assistance 2. 1 The number of daily bus routes was reduced when a number of routes operating outside policy were cancelled during the 2001 tender round. 2 The reduction in the number of reported approvals for conveyance allowance and special education assistance is due to a more consistent methodology for counting approvals than the previous years, resulting from the implementation of the School Transport System (STRAS). -4-

5 Performance Dimensions Quality and Timeliness Services will be provided in accordance with contract specifications: 99.5% of all contracted bus services will run for authorised days schools are open. 99.5% of all directly resourced services will run for authorised days schools are open. Achievement Dimensions Services were provided in accordance with contract specifications: 99.5% of all contracted bus services ran for authorised days schools were open. 99.5% of all directly resourced services ran for authorised days schools were open. Major Providers for the Year Ended 30 June 2002 Central Motorways Ltd., Invercargill Passenger Transport, McDermott Coaches Ltd., Murphy Buses Ltd., Ritchies Transport Holdings, Nelson Suburban Bus Company Ltd., Tranzit Group Ltd., Waipawa Buses Ltd. Cost Figures are GST inclusive. Year Ended 30 June 2002 Voted Actual Actual as % of Voted Crown Revenue 108, , Total Expenses 108, , Total Surplus The reduction in expenditure is mainly due to lower than expected daily and manual services. -5-

6 APPROPRIATION CHANGES Output Class O4: School Transport Budget night 2001 appropriation 106,804 Supplementary Estimates changes: Forecast changes: Daily and Manual Services 1,254 Conveyance Allowance 997 Other (98) Deferral of Transport Safety Policy Changes (609) Review of costs and management of bus driver 160 licensing Total changes 1,704 Total Amount Appropriated 108,508 The increase in appropriation mainly relates to higher than expected indexed price adjustments for daily and manual services and conveying costs. These are partially offset by the deferral of the school transport safety policy changes. STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES At 30 June 2002 the Crown had incurred the following liabilities, commitments and contingent liabilities: Liabilities - $ million. This records those expenditures recorded within the total expenditure, which remain unpaid as at 30 June Current Crown Payables and Provisions (GST inclusive) 2001/2002 7, /2001 9,380-6-

7 Statement of Commitments $ million (compared to $ million in 2000/2001). This records those expenditures to which the Crown is contractually committed and which will become liabilities if and when the terms of the contract are met. School Transport Contracts (GST exclusive) < 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years 2001/ ,799 27,876 83,628 18, / ,177 3,660 1, The increase in commitments reflect the negotiation of additional long term contracts with bus operators as a result of the 2001 tender round. Statement of Contingent Liabilities. This discloses situations that exist at 30 June 2002, the ultimate outcome of which is uncertain and will be confirmed only on the occurrence of one or more future events after 30 June There were no contingent liabilities for 2001/02. Contingent liabilities for 2000/2001 were $0.344 million. -7-