Tuesday, 16 August 2022


Members statements

Oakleigh South Primary School


Oakleigh South Primary School

Mr TAK (Clarinda) (13:07): Deputy Speaker, can I start by congratulating you on your appointment as Deputy Speaker of this house.

It was my great pleasure to join the Minister for Education for the sod turn at Oakleigh South Primary School recently. The Oakleigh South Primary School is an amazing local school, and it was a great day joining students to turn the first sod on this exciting new project. The Victorian government’s investment of more than $9.5 million will give teachers and students a beautiful new classroom and administration building and a kitchen garden. Thank you and congratulations to the principal, Ron Cantlon, assistant principal Nikki Virtuoso and the OSPS student leaders for allowing me to share this special milestone. Ron is an amazing advocate for his school and his community. He has been at Oakleigh South since 1987, originally as a teacher assistant and acting principal, taking over the substantive role in 1992. The success of Oakleigh South Primary School is a testament to Ron and the whole school community, growing from what Ron recalled as an underachieving school, offering enrolment for just over 100 students, to a school with over 1000 students and one of the highest performing schools in Australia—simply amazing. Congratulations again, and I am extremely proud to support this wonderful school. It is a wonderful project.