Tuesday, 12 August 2025

 Paul MERCURIO (Hastings) (14:52): (1221) My question is for the Minister for Education. How are Labor’s investments in Hastings supporting this year’s record NAPLAN results? Over the course of the year, I hold principal morning teas in my office, inviting all the principals to attend. I also mix up the principals, inviting some from public schools, some from private and some from faith-based schools. I find that this is a really important mix, because quite often these principals do not have a dialogue with each other, and so the morning teas are an opportunity for them to get to know each other and also talk about many of the issues that they all share but deal with sometimes in quite different ways – NAPLAN being one of them and something we spoke about. Of course my principals morning tea last time was held just after NAPLAN results came out. I was delighted to see some very happy and proud principals regarding their schools’ NAPLAN results. I celebrate the incredible hard work and commitment that not just the principals but all of the teachers in our schools do for the betterment of our children. I look forward to the minister’s response.