❓ Mr Rundle questions why the Leader of the Opposition was denied a school visit due to potential disruption, while the Minister and Premier can visit. The Minister defends their visits as part of their responsibility for public education and criticises the opposition's past investment in regional schools.
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QuestionView source ↗
Esperance Senior High School—Visits11.Mr Peter Rundleto
theMinister for Education:I have a
supplementary question. The minister has not answered the question. Why was the
Leader of the Opposition unable to visit the school because it was disruptive,
yet the minister and the Premier are able to visit schools on the first day of
the year? We were looking at the second day of the year.
theMinister for Education:I have a
supplementary question. The minister has not answered the question. Why was the
Leader of the Opposition unable to visit the school because it was disruptive,
yet the minister and the Premier are able to visit schools on the first day of
the year? We were looking at the second day of the year.
AnswerView source ↗
Like I said before,
as Minister for Education and as Premier of the state, it is correct and proper
that we visit schools on the first and second days of school, because we are
actually responsible for schools, unlike the other side. The member is actually
in opposition.Several members
interjected.The Speaker:Members!Ms Sabine Winton:I have been a teacher for a long
time, and so have many people along this side—Mr Lachlan Hunterinterjected.The Speaker:Member for Central Wheatbelt!Ms Sabine Winton:I can tell the member that the first
week of school is a significantly important time for teachers, staff, students
and parents to settle into the educational year. That is critically important. Critically
important to that process is that the Premier and I, as the Minister for Education,
see it in action, because we are responsible for public education in this state—you
are not.I do note that it is
nice of the member for Roe to be advocating for the opposition leader's need to
see regional schools to check out how they are faring. But I just need to
remind those opposite and everyone what kinds of commitments the Liberal Party
made to regional Western Australia some 12 months ago. There was no interest in
Esperance Secondary College. In fact, the entire commitment by the Liberal
Party to infrastructure for the entire state was $127 million. Members, I can
tell you, in this year's budget alone, there is some $220 million of investment
in regional schools in Western Australia.
Esperance Senior High School—Visits
11.Mr Peter Rundleto
theMinister for Education:
I have a
supplementary question. The minister has not answered the question. Why was the
Leader of the Opposition unable to visit the school because it was disruptive,
yet the minister and the Premier are able to visit schools on the first day of
the year? We were looking at the second day of the year.
Ms Sabine Winton replied:
Like I said before,
as Minister for Education and as Premier of the state, it is correct and proper
that we visit schools on the first and second days of school, because we are
actually responsible for schools, unlike the other side. The member is actually
in opposition.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker:Members!
Ms Sabine Winton:I have been a teacher for a long
time, and so have many people along this side—
Mr Lachlan Hunterinterjected.
The Speaker:Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Ms Sabine Winton:I can tell the member that the first
week of school is a significantly important time for teachers, staff, students
and parents to settle into the educational year. That is critically important. Critically
important to that process is that the Premier and I, as the Minister for Education,
see it in action, because we are responsible for public education in this state—you
are not.
I do note that it is
nice of the member for Roe to be advocating for the opposition leader's need to
see regional schools to check out how they are faring. But I just need to
remind those opposite and everyone what kinds of commitments the Liberal Party
made to regional Western Australia some 12 months ago. There was no interest in
Esperance Secondary College. In fact, the entire commitment by the Liberal
Party to infrastructure for the entire state was $127 million. Members, I can
tell you, in this year's budget alone, there is some $220 million of investment
in regional schools in Western Australia.
as Minister for Education and as Premier of the state, it is correct and proper
that we visit schools on the first and second days of school, because we are
actually responsible for schools, unlike the other side. The member is actually
in opposition.Several members
interjected.The Speaker:Members!Ms Sabine Winton:I have been a teacher for a long
time, and so have many people along this side—Mr Lachlan Hunterinterjected.The Speaker:Member for Central Wheatbelt!Ms Sabine Winton:I can tell the member that the first
week of school is a significantly important time for teachers, staff, students
and parents to settle into the educational year. That is critically important. Critically
important to that process is that the Premier and I, as the Minister for Education,
see it in action, because we are responsible for public education in this state—you
are not.I do note that it is
nice of the member for Roe to be advocating for the opposition leader's need to
see regional schools to check out how they are faring. But I just need to
remind those opposite and everyone what kinds of commitments the Liberal Party
made to regional Western Australia some 12 months ago. There was no interest in
Esperance Secondary College. In fact, the entire commitment by the Liberal
Party to infrastructure for the entire state was $127 million. Members, I can
tell you, in this year's budget alone, there is some $220 million of investment
in regional schools in Western Australia.
Esperance Senior High School—Visits
11.Mr Peter Rundleto
theMinister for Education:
I have a
supplementary question. The minister has not answered the question. Why was the
Leader of the Opposition unable to visit the school because it was disruptive,
yet the minister and the Premier are able to visit schools on the first day of
the year? We were looking at the second day of the year.
Ms Sabine Winton replied:
Like I said before,
as Minister for Education and as Premier of the state, it is correct and proper
that we visit schools on the first and second days of school, because we are
actually responsible for schools, unlike the other side. The member is actually
in opposition.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker:Members!
Ms Sabine Winton:I have been a teacher for a long
time, and so have many people along this side—
Mr Lachlan Hunterinterjected.
The Speaker:Member for Central Wheatbelt!
Ms Sabine Winton:I can tell the member that the first
week of school is a significantly important time for teachers, staff, students
and parents to settle into the educational year. That is critically important. Critically
important to that process is that the Premier and I, as the Minister for Education,
see it in action, because we are responsible for public education in this state—you
are not.
I do note that it is
nice of the member for Roe to be advocating for the opposition leader's need to
see regional schools to check out how they are faring. But I just need to
remind those opposite and everyone what kinds of commitments the Liberal Party
made to regional Western Australia some 12 months ago. There was no interest in
Esperance Secondary College. In fact, the entire commitment by the Liberal
Party to infrastructure for the entire state was $127 million. Members, I can
tell you, in this year's budget alone, there is some $220 million of investment
in regional schools in Western Australia.
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