Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Warrandyte electorate

Nicole WERNER (Warrandyte) (14:49): (1104) My question is to the Minister for Education. When will the minister fund Warrandyte High School to deliver urgently needed upgrades to core facilities like toilets, sports infrastructure, food technology and science classrooms? As the only government secondary school servicing Warrandyte, North Warrandyte and parts of Warrandyte South, Warrandyte High School covers a large catchment, but its ageing infrastructure is letting students down. Nearly half of locally zoned students are now choosing to enrol elsewhere, due in large part to deteriorating infrastructure, including ongoing leaks in the stadium and theatre. While the school was grateful for the money invested in stage 1 of its master plan, it has now waited years for further progress. The school still has not received stages 2 and 3 master plan documents, which are essential for planning and advocating for the next stages, and they would greatly appreciate receiving them without further delay. I urge the minister to ensure the school receives the funding they urgently need.