Tuesday, 29 August 2023

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Nicholas McGOWAN (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:57): (379) My question today, and I thank you for the opportunity, is actually from James Shiell. James is a student at Heatherwood School, which very unfortunately and sadly on Saturday was subjected to a fire, as I am sure many people in this place know – you included, President, with it being in our electorate. James asks the Minister for Education:

Why did my school get burnt down? Why did $10 million building upgrade go into receivership in May? Why are students using dirty outside portal a loo that never get clean, my classroom has been school library, my sister classroom s the outside garage for year 11, this is meant to be a school it is dangerous, dirty, holes everywhere, Why can’t it be a normal school that new year 7 will come to next year, the state of this school now is turning families away …

As many in this place, I am sure, will appreciate, James speaks not only on his own behalf but also on behalf of the other pupils there, his parent Samantha and his sister Emily as well. He spoke passionately, and I would ask the minister to respond.