Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Southern Metropolitan Region

Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (14:22): (129) My constituency question is for the attention of the Minister for Education, and it relates to the Cheltenham East Primary School. I was out there last week visiting this wonderful educational facility and I was out there prior to the election, so I have seen it a few times. It provides educational opportunities for over 400 children, and the enrolments are climbing at this school. The main building, which houses 10 classrooms, a science room and administrative offices, was built in 1956 and is in desperate need of an upgrade. As I saw firsthand on a recent visit, lead-based paint is peeling off ceilings and walls, windows do not open properly and there is also some asbestos on site. The school community deserves modern educational infrastructure that supports best practice in teaching and learning excellence, so I am asking the minister to provide to the school the master plan for this much-needed upgrade as a matter of priority, as this in the Department of Education.