Altona electorate
Ms HENNESSY (Altona) (14:50): (6189) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. I would like the minister to provide an update in respect to provisioning and planning for the building of more schools in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The Wyndham local government area has seen a number of new schools open in recent years, and we are incredibly grateful for the investment and the leadership that the minister has provided us. Those investments have provided incredibly important educational opportunity for families, but Wyndham does continue to experience unprecedented growth that impacts significantly on the existing capacity of schools, and we have got the highest number of students per government school right across Victoria. We are asking the minister to provide an update in respect to current provisioning plans and in doing so to meet with Wyndham City Council and some local school leaders to discuss those future priorities and balancing growth with ensuring that we have got opportunities for all.