Building the Education Revolution - $101.9 million for local schools in Scullin
The Australian Government is investing in the education, skills and training of our young people to benefit our nation for future generations.
For local schools in Scullin, the Economic Stimulus Plan includes $101.9 million for 87 projects, funding the building and rebuilding of primary and secondary school infrastructure and maintenance of school buildings, as well as new science laboratories and language learning centres.
The amount of funding to local schools under the Building the Education Revolution is unprecedented in our area.
$1.2 M in new facilities for Mill Park Heights Primary School with a
new student learning area, sports oval and staff area, all part of the Australian Government’s Building Education Revolution (BER). The sporting facilities include a synthetic soccer field, cricket nets and a four lane running track and a four square court. Harry officially opened the new facilities.
New training opportunity for local secondary students
A Trade Training Centre will built at Peter Lalor Secondary College providing skills to secondary students in the trades of carpentry and joinery, and motor mechanic.
The Trade Training Centre will be purposely built with industry training spaces and equipment. Seven other local schools are part of a cluster of schools that will use this facility, providing opportunities and training pathways for their students.
New Edmund Rice Trade Training Centre at Parade College
Parade College received over $700,000 from the Australian Government’s Trade Training Centres in Schools Program.
The Trades Training Centres in Schools Program is an important element of the Government’s Education Revolution and one of a number of initiatives designed to improve the quality of schooling and build a highly qualified, well-trained Australian Workforce.
The Trades Training Centre provides recognised industry training in a variety of areas identified by skill shortages. The training will include building and construction (carpentry and bricklaying), Furnishings (Cabinet making) and Electro/technology (Shared technology).
Parade College’s Trades Training Centre will assist in addressing the skills shortage in these construction and technology related fields in the Northern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.
Free sport for local school kids
11 local schools and after-school care centres in Scullin are now part of the Active After-School Communities Program - a Federal Government initiative to encourage children into sport and physical activity after school.
The after-school program is free to students, and is a fantastic way to get children into sport.
Computers for local schools
Every student in Years 9 to 12 in our area will benefit from the National Secondary School Computer Fund.
Peter Lalor Secondary College, Lalor North Secondary College, Lalor Secondary College, Epping Secondary College, Thomastown Secondary College, Mill Park Secondary College, St Monica’s College, Parade College, Northside Christian College and Merriang Special Development School have all installed computers provided through the Australian National Secondary School Computer Fund.
All secondary schools in our region have now been provided the opportunity to obtain funds to bring them to a 1 to 2 computer to student ratio, including funding to address on-costs associated with the use of additional computers.
This investment in technology to Secondary Schools is a vital step towards creating a world-class education system for Australia and delivering a Digital Education Revolution.
Science and Language Centres
Three local secondary schools in Scullin, Lalor Secondary College, St Monica's College and Thomastown Secondary College, received a total of $5.9 million to build new or refurbish science laboratories and language centres.
The works are funded under the Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools of the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program. This funding is going to secondary schools that have demonstrated their need through a competitive process.
National School Pride program
43 local primary and secondary schools in Scullin are receiving a total of $6.775 million for minor infrastructure and refurbishment projects under the National School Pride (NSP) program.
Under Round One of the program 18 local schools received a total of $2.85million, and under Round Two, 25 local schools received over $3.92 million.
The $1.3 billion National School Pride program is delivering much needed funding for school infrastructure projects and support local jobs.
List of projects at local Scullin schools under the Building the Education Revolution program.
Apollo Parkways Primary School
New multipurpose building. $2 million.
Diamond Valley Special Development School
New building. $75,000.
New classrooms. $997,500
Epping Primary School
Refurbishment of building and internal areas, relocation of bike and equipment shed. $150,000.
New library. $2.5 million.
Epping Secondary College
New sporting facility. $200,000.
Findon Primary School
Building refurbishment. $200,000.
New library. $3 million.
Greenbrook Primary School
Building and library refurbishment. $75,000.
Classrooms refurbishment. $850,000.
Greensborough Primary School
Sporting ground refurbishment including netball court, painting and fence. $75,000.
New covered outdoor learning area. $500,000.
Lalor East Primary School
Building refurbishment and asphalting. $200,000.
New multipurpose hall. $2.85 million
Lalor North Primary School
Building refurbishment, covered outdoor learning area, sporting ground. $150,000.
New multipurpose hall. $2.375 million
Lalor North Secondary College
Building refurbishment. $200,000.
Lalor Park Primary School
Sporting ground refurbishment, upgrade of play ground areas. $75,000.
New library. $2.5 million.
Lalor Primary school
Building refurbishment. $125,000.
New library. $2 million.
Lalor Secondary school
New sporting ground. $200,000.
New science centre. $1.97 million.
Lalor West Primary School
Sporting ground refurbishment including tiger turf, landscaping, playground and oval rejuvenation. $125,000.
New classrooms and Lalor Park regeneration. $6.844 million.
Marymede Catholic College
New access road and car parking and drop off/pick up zones. $200,000.
New library. $3 million.
Meadowglen Primary School
Building refurbishment. $200,000.
New library. $3 million.
Merriang Special Development School
ICT and interactive whiteboards. $75,000.
New classrooms. $2.02 million.
Mill Park Heights Primary School
New covered outdoor learning area. $200,000.
New classrooms. $1 million.
Mill Park Primary School
New sporting ground and artificial grass for oval. $200,000.
New library. $2.85 million.
Mill Park Secondary College
New sporting ground. $200,000.
Morang South Primary School
New multi purpose hall. $2.85 million.
Norris Bank Primary School.
Building refurbishment. $125,000.
New library. $2 million.
Northside Christian College
Building refurbishment. $125,000.
New classrooms. $850,000.
Open House Christian School.
New sporting facility, basketball courts and landscaping. $50,000.
New library. $250,000.
Parade College
New building and extension of multi purpose hall. $200,000.
Peter Lalor Secondary Collge
Sporting facility refurbishment. $150,000.
Plenty Parklands Primary School
New sporting grounds. $200,000.
New multi purpose hall. $2.85 million.
St Catherine’s Primary School
Building refurbishment. $75,000.
New library. $455,000.
Refurbished multi purpose building including classrooms, amenities and resource storage. $395,000.
St Clare’s School
Building refurbishment including covered outoor learning area, ICT. $150,000.
New classrooms. $1 million.
New multi purpose hall. $1.5 million.
St Damian’s School
Building refurbishment, including upgrade to class rooms, library and travel areas, shade structure, synthetic turf. $200,000.
New multi purpose hall. $3 million.
St Francis of Assisi Primary School
Building refurbishment, ICT, staff and student amenities, shade structure. $200,000.
New Library. $3 million.
St John’s Primary School
New building. $105,000.
New multi purpose hall. $1.7 million.
Refurbished class rooms. $300,000.
St Luke’s Primary School.
Building refurbishment, ICT, shade structure, sporting ground. $150,000.
New multi purpose building comprising library and classrooms. $2.5 million.
St Mary’s School.
Refurbishment of external areas including playground upgrade, fencing and car parking. $200,000.
New classrooms. $3 million.
St Monica’s College
New sporting ground, athletics track. $200,000.
New language centre. $1.97 million.
St Peter’s Parish Primary School
Building refurbishment, fencing and student amenities. $200,000.
New class rooms. $2.5 million.
Library refurbishment. $500,000.
St Thomas’ Primary School
Sporting ground refurbishment. $200,000.
New multi purpose hall. $3 million.
Thomastown East Primary School
Building refurbishment. $75,000.
Classrooms refurbishment. $807,500.
Thomastown Meadows Primary School
New sporting ground. $150,000.
New library. $2.5 million.
Thomastown Primary School
Sporting ground refurbishment. $125,000.
New classrooms. $1.9 million.
Thomastown Secondary College
Purchase of computer/laptops. $200,000.
New Language Centre. $1.97 million.
Thomastown West Primary School
Purchase of ICT. $150,000.
New library. $2.5 million.
Watson North Primary School
Building refurbishment. $200,000.
New library. $3 million.