million will be spent on Capital Works Projects in 2006–07: $112.3 million for New Works announced in the 2006/07 budget and $224.7 million for Works-in-Progress, i.e. previously announced measures. Net operating balance The budget for 2006/07 includes a projected operating balance in $million per year over the next four years as: Education In 2006/07 the Government will spend $719.2 million on education: Government school education = $430.9m 35,141 students in government schools Non-government schools = $155.4m grants to support 24,679 students in 44 non-government schools; Vocational education and training = $111.5m Early intervention = $21.4m The Government proposes to make capital improvements in schools ($90m) and to spend more on school maintenance. New schools will be built in Belconnen and Gungahlin ($66m) and there will be a feasibility study for a combined college and CIT campus at Gungahlin. A further $20 million has been provided over four years for Information Technology services across the school system. The Government also proposes to close significant numbers of schools over the next three years. Schools to close at the end of 2006: Preschools: Chifley, Flynn, Giralang, Hackett, Hall, Macarthur, McKellar, Mount Neighbour, Reid, Rivett, South Curtin, Tharwa, The Causeway, Weston Creek Primary schools: Flynn, Giralang, Hall, Melrose, Mount Neighbour, Rivett, Tharwa, Weston Creek Schools to close at the end of 2007: Preschools: Cook, Gilmore, Page, Village Creek Primary schools: Cook, Gilmore, Village Creek High school: Kambah Schools to close at the end of 2008: Preschools: Higgins, Holt, Isabella Plains, Melba Primary schools: Higgins, Holt, Isabella Plains, Mount Rogers College: Dickson was originally to close, however has had a reprieve and now is not closing at this time. Health In 2006/07 the Government will spend $765.1 million on health: Acute services = $494.8m including hospital treatment for 76,520 inpatients and 273,350 outpatients; Community health services= $99.8m Mental health = $50.9m including 200,320 mental health non-admitted occasions of service; Early intervention & prevention = $33.7m including 92% of one-year-olds will be immunised according to the primary schedule, and including breast cancer screening for 12,000 women Aged care and rehabilitation services = $32m Public health services = $23.7m Cancer services = $21m There will be $41 million more spent on health, but the Government plans to slow the rate of growth in this budget from 10 per cent a year to around 6 per cent. An extra $10 million will be spent to reduce elective surgery