Wednesday, 30 July 2025

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region schools

Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (10:00): I rise to update the house on the new schools being built in the South-Eastern Metropolitan region. In Clyde North two new schools will open for term 1 next year, with enrolments already open. Clyde Creek North primary school will be named Balambalam Primary School, which translates to ‘butterfly’ or ‘moth’. The school will have places for up to 715 students, from prep to year 6, including 65 students with disabilities. Clyde Creek North secondary college will be renamed Birranga College, which means ‘feathertail glider’. Birranga will be able to enrol up to 550 students when open to all year levels. These schools, alongside Kala Primary School in Cranbourne North and Kulap Primary School in Clyde, will help to meet the increasing demand for enrolment in the south-east, enabling local students to receive a high-quality education close to home.

This year six new schools opened their doors across the state, including three in the south-east, which my colleague Mr Tarlamis was very happy to open, including Mirniyan Primary School, Turrun Primary School and Wulerrp Secondary College. With 19 more schools to be opened next year, this is one further piece of making Victoria the Education State, and indeed today’s NAPLAN results even further underscore that. It is new investment in new schools, but it is also support for our wonderful teachers and support staff so that they can give our kids the very best outcomes – as we have seen today, the best outcomes in this state’s history and across the entire nation.