Thursday, 24 March 2022

Hawthorn electorate schools

Mr KENNEDY (Hawthorn) (09:57): I had the pleasure of another visit to the Rossbourne School to present the school representative council badges. This microcosm of democracy always warms my heart, and it was fantastic to see a set of passionate students and another great Hawthorn school. I am proud of the way our government has supported our schools, with over $10 million for Auburn High to deliver stage 2 of the school’s master plan, $1.76 million for Camberwell Primary to convert the car park to open space for the school and $3.3 million for Auburn South Primary School to upgrade and modernise the school—of course I could go on.

This experience with our Hawthorn schools is why I was appalled by the thoughtless comments of the federal acting education minister about dud teachers last week. After a lifetime in education I can tell you that our teachers work hard at every school that I have ever encountered in this country. If the acting minister wants to improve NAPLAN results, he should take some advice from our own Victorian Minister for Education, after another round of great Victorian results.