Wednesday, 14 August 2024

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (14:47): (753) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. How will local high school students benefit from the record $14.5 million investment the Victorian Labor government is making to deliver new learning facilities at John Fawkner Secondary College? John Fawkner Secondary College was first established in 1956. A years 7 to 12 co-educational school located on Jukes Road in the heart of Fawkner, the college has proudly continued to support learning outcomes for nearly 70 years, including for young people across parts of Coburg North, Pascoe Vale North and Hadfield. Today home to just under 300 students, John Fawkner College has long valued its diverse students’ surrounding community, remaining committed to helping every child grow into successful, resilient and independent thinkers. Former alumni include the Minister for Corrections Enver Erdogan in the other place. It was fantastic to have visited the school recently with the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and the member for Broadmeadows to inspect the progress we are making on delivering the world-class $14.5 million new education facilities. I pay tribute to the new principal Lisa Vinnicombe, assistant principal Cemal Hakki, assistant principal Andrew Self, Meliha Mitric from year 7 and Shayan Ahmad from year 9, all of whom did a magnificent job in showing us around the school.