Thursday, 18 June 2026

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (12:55): (2412) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. The Allan Labor government has been delivering for Victorians, with our public school teachers the best paid in the country and with world-class public schools right here in the Education State. We are continuing this with more reforms, not just in infrastructure and staffing but in how the classrooms run. From term 1 in 2027 all secondary schools will be asked to include planned device-free time in their learning, because while technology is one of the best tools we have to better our students’ education, it can be a great distraction and stop kids from properly learning. This follows on from our nation-leading ban on personal devices in classrooms to keep kids focused on learning. My question to the minister is: what is the Allan Labor government doing alongside this nation-leading ban on devices to ensure students in my constituency of Southern Metro get the very best education in the public school system?