Pakenham Consolidated School
Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (19:09): (254) My adjournment is for the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is for the minister to join me to visit Pakenham Consolidated School to see the progress on modernising this wonderful local school in my electorate. Pakenham Consolidated School received $10 million in the 2020–21 state budget through the upgrade and modernisation funding stream, which is being used to create a dedicated space for specialised student programs and to upgrade the junior toilet block. These works are progressing really well and the project is set for completion in 2024. This school has a proud history of serving the Pakenham community. Generations of children have attended this site since 1997. Prior to that the school community, which was formed in 1951, was located on the main street after the consolidation of several small primary schools from around the district. It is important that all schools are maintained and improved to meet changing student needs. I look forward to showing the minister the progressive work at Pakenham Consolidated School.