Wednesday, 17 June 2026

 Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (14:03): (2400) My question today is to the Minister for Education. I have been contacted by a number of families in my electorate, particularly parents from Templestowe College, who are concerned their local school will be discontinuing their Montessori programs. These parents have explained to me and my office the benefits that their children have experienced in this program and their disappointment that future cohorts of children will not have the same opportunities, so I ask: Minister, what are you doing to ensure that public schools in our state have the resources and funding available to continue to run Montessori programs, should they wish to?