Thursday, 19 February 2026

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:45): (1522) My constituency question is to the Minister for Education. Late last year, after a two-year battle with VCAT, the Department of Education finally released their school condition report, which underlined the alarmingly poor state of hundreds of schools across our state. Mentone Primary in my community was given a score of just 2.96 and rated as poor. Although that score does not reflect the incredible students, families and educational leadership, it highlights the absolute need for capital investment in that school. When the vice-president of the school council was asked if any repair works had been done at Mentone Primary School, she made it very clear that any works undertaken had been funded by the school itself and not with the assistance of government. I therefore ask the minister: when will the minister take action to ensure that students at Mentone Primary School have access to the facilities that they need and deserve?