Wednesday, 3 May 2023

Bass electorate schools

Jordan CRUGNALE (Bass) (19:01): (142) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is for the minister to visit Clyde Creek Primary School and its specialist campus, due for completion this term. This fabulous school in the Eliston estate opened just two years ago to a very proud collective cheer. It is led by principal Jodie Bray alongside her dedicated, caring, professional and all-heart team, who are exemplary in every aspect of their education offerings and teachings and support to students and their families and are totally committed to providing an inclusive environment and creating lifelong learners.

They are all about connecting their school community within the school grounds, and in fact they have what they call a ‘civic heart’. What I also love is that they go beyond the bells and into their local area too. They have Mothers and Special Others morning teas, the Diversity Dash – families welcome – Easter hat parades and Vic State School Spectaculars. They communicate important happenings, like the Clyde Secondary open nights; the Little Demons Day at Casey Fields; City of Casey community events, like Kaleidoscope of Cultures; and also the Casey Aboriginal Gathering Place school holiday programs.

With the minister in the Clyde area it would be opportune to also visit our now two-year-old Clyde Secondary, three-year-old Ramlegh Park Primary and also our over 100-year-old Clyde Primary, where our $23 million investment sees a lot of ‘new’, including a competition-grade gym; admin, art, STEM and classrooms completed; works to refurbish their gorgeous 1910 building into a new library; and more classrooms, courts, ovals and so much more. I know the schools will welcome the minister, and it would be a wonderful opportunity to meet the students and also thank their principals, teachers and support teams personally.