Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Brighton electorate

James NEWBURY (Brighton) (14:45): (1172) My question is for the Minister for Education. I ask: when will he review the poorly designed school zone boundaries that are unfairly impacting upon Brighton Beach Primary School? Brighton Beach Primary School is a historic school in Brighton. The school was first opened as Brighton Orphanage School in April 1878, before transitioning to a primary school in 1915. The ethos of its historical roots has been carried with the school ever since. One of the children at the school’s centenary reunion said the school had a special character imparted by the presence of orphans:

Friendships were formed, but the camaraderie of the children at Windermere distinguished them.

Previously, the school zone boundaries ran between Dendy Street and South Road to Nepean Highway. The new boundary dramatically reduces the zone size but, more concerningly, takes out parts of the community with homes with young families. The zone changes have significantly impacted upon the school, and despite repeated attempts, the minister has refused to do the right thing. Please fix this, Minister, for Brighton Beach Primary School.