Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Cranbourne electorate schools

Ms RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (09:54): I am very pleased to have the opportunity to congratulate the school communities of Clyde Creek Primary, Eliston Family and Community Centre and Clyde Secondary College. I was very grateful, extraordinarily grateful, to welcome the Deputy Premier in his capacity as Minister for Education; the Minister for Early Childhood, Ms Stitt in the other place; and of course my good friend the member for Bass as we visited these sparkling new schools.

As part of these visits we had the opportunity to welcome the lovely incoming primary school students and year 7 cohorts of these schools. The Minister for Education spoke about how exciting it must be to have the opportunity to create and uphold an all-new school culture. Servicing both the Clyde and Cranbourne communities, these education facilities have been very well anticipated and welcomed by young families. These schools have been funded and built even before much of the housing has gone into these new estates, and this is a testament to the importance of well-resourced and infrastructurally sound communities to this government.

The day commenced with a visit to Clyde Creek Primary School, and I congratulate Jodie Bray and assistant principal Sarah Smith for their work in creating an extraordinary culture that encompasses the values of care, collaboration, persistence and success. There are already 229 students at the school, and lots of the kids were arriving by foot and by bike, with the lovely energy of the little people. I want to thank the school educators and support staff, and as the mother of a high school teacher I can say how pleased they are to have the kids back.