Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Northern Metropolitan Region

Samantha RATNAM (Northern Metropolitan) (12:56): (239) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. The Pavilion School in my electorate is an excellent school that supports marginalised and at-risk students to re-engage with education. However, the school is under-resourced and does not have enough resources or campus space to meet demand, and the waiting list for the Epping campus is now up to 65. On the very first day of this term of Parliament I raised the need for additional funding for the school, and the response to my question indicated that the Department of Education’s north-western Victoria regional office was working with the school regarding their proposal. However, the school reports no progress has been made. Minister, will you now intervene and ensure direct funding is allocated to the school so it can acquire and access additional space?