❓ Hon. Darren West asks about the future plans for John Willcock College and the Minister's awareness of the P&C's opposition to amalgamation with Geraldton Senior College. The Minister acknowledges the review and dissent, planning a visit to the college.
AnsweredQoN 393Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
JOHN WILLCOCK COLLEGE
393. Hon DARREN WEST to the Minister for Education:
I refer to Geraldton
middle school, John Willcock College.
(1) What plans are
currently being considered for the future of this school?
(2) Is the minister aware that the parents
and citizens association is not
supportive of an amalgamation with Geraldton Senior College?
393. Hon DARREN WEST to the Minister for Education:
I refer to Geraldton
middle school, John Willcock College.
(1) What plans are
currently being considered for the future of this school?
(2) Is the minister aware that the parents
and citizens association is not
supportive of an amalgamation with Geraldton Senior College?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The Department of Education is examining
secondary schooling provision in Geraldton and is considering future options.
(2) No; they have not raised this matter with
me. Having said that, I am aware that there is some dissent and that was raised
at the Western Australian Council of State School Organisations conference on the weekend. But I have also
been to Geraldton on a number of occasions and I am aware that there are some
real issues there over whether we amalgamate the two schools or keep one
separate as a dedicated site and do something with the capital upgrade of John
Willcock in particular. I will be going to Geraldton again in about three weeks
and will be visiting John Willcock College specifically.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The Department of Education is examining
secondary schooling provision in Geraldton and is considering future options.
(2) No; they have not raised this matter with
me. Having said that, I am aware that there is some dissent and that was raised
at the Western Australian Council of State School Organisations conference on the weekend. But I have also
been to Geraldton on a number of occasions and I am aware that there are some
real issues there over whether we amalgamate the two schools or keep one
separate as a dedicated site and do something with the capital upgrade of John
Willcock in particular. I will be going to Geraldton again in about three weeks
and will be visiting John Willcock College specifically.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.