Budget deficits for GoJ schools (FOI)

​Request 683669993

Regarding primary and secondary GoJ maintained (fee-paying and non fee-paying) schools, please provide the following information: 

A) which GoJ schools had a budget DEFICIT for YE 31/12/2023 

B) which GoJ schools had a budget DEFICIT for YE 31/12/2024 

For each of these schools, please provide: 

- The name of the school 

- The number of children enrolled at the school 

- The total amount of the budget deficit 

C) which GoJ schools had a budget SURPLUS for YE 31/12/2023 

D) which GoJ schools had a budget DEFICIT for YE 31/12/2024 

For each of these schools, please provide: 

- The name of the school 

- The number of children enrolled at the school 

- The total amount of the budget surplus

Response

This information is exempt under Article 37 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. 

Article applied

Article 37 - Audit functions

(1) Information is qualified exempt information –

(a) if it is held by a scheduled public authority mentioned in paragraph (2); and

(b) if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the exercise of any of the authority’s functions in relation to a matter mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) or (b).

(2) A scheduled public authority referred to in paragraph (1) is a scheduled public authority that has functions in relation to –

(a) the audit of the accounts of another public authority; or

(b) the examination of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which another public authority uses its resources in discharging its functions.

(3) Information is also qualified exempt information –

(a) if it is held by the Comptroller and Auditor General; and

(b) if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the exercise of any of his or her functions.

Public Interest Test 

In this instance, Article 37 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been relied upon as the SPA is satisfied that responding to this question would, or would be likely to, prejudice the exercise of its functions in relation to a matter mentioned in paragraph 2(b) of Article 37 of the said Law.​