❓ Mr Rundle questions the Premier about building and maintenance issues at Castletown Primary School, leading to student relocation. The Premier refers to the Minister's commitment to investigate and address high-priority maintenance.
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CASTLETOWN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
491. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I refer to the litany of building
and maintenance issues at the Castletown Primary School in my electorate, which
has had more than 170 students relocated due to health and safety concerns.
(1) Will the
Premier urgently task his Minister for Education and Training to visit the
school to meet with the board in order to gain a thorough understanding of the
issues?
(2) Will the
Premier provide an undertaking to provide the full amount required for
remediation works identified in a building condition assessment report from 2013?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) Will the
Premier today acknowledge the uncertainty, fear and disruption caused to staff
and students at Castletown Primary School?
PRIMARY SCHOOL
491. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I refer to the litany of building
and maintenance issues at the Castletown Primary School in my electorate, which
has had more than 170 students relocated due to health and safety concerns.
(1) Will the
Premier urgently task his Minister for Education and Training to visit the
school to meet with the board in order to gain a thorough understanding of the
issues?
(2) Will the
Premier provide an undertaking to provide the full amount required for
remediation works identified in a building condition assessment report from 2013?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) Will the
Premier today acknowledge the uncertainty, fear and disruption caused to staff
and students at Castletown Primary School?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1)–(4) During upper house estimates earlier today, the
Minister for Education and Training gave an undertaking to provide a detailed
answer into the discrepancy between the outstanding maintenance issues
identified in 2013 and those identified more recently. The minister has also
asked that a senior member of the department visit schools. The building
condition assessment report identified priority maintenance issues and provided
data and information to inform future programs of improvements and preventive
maintenance. The Department of Education commits to address high–priority
maintenance issues identified in BCA reports. Schools may choose to use their
school funds to undertake some of those works. The department has spent
approximately $370 000 on repairs and maintenance at Castletown Primary School
since the 2013 BCA report. Currently, no capital works are planned for the
school. The Department of Education and the Department of Finance's
Building Management and Works liaise closely with the school when maintenance
or improvement works are undertaken to minimise the operational impact.
of the question.
(1)–(4) During upper house estimates earlier today, the
Minister for Education and Training gave an undertaking to provide a detailed
answer into the discrepancy between the outstanding maintenance issues
identified in 2013 and those identified more recently. The minister has also
asked that a senior member of the department visit schools. The building
condition assessment report identified priority maintenance issues and provided
data and information to inform future programs of improvements and preventive
maintenance. The Department of Education commits to address high–priority
maintenance issues identified in BCA reports. Schools may choose to use their
school funds to undertake some of those works. The department has spent
approximately $370 000 on repairs and maintenance at Castletown Primary School
since the 2013 BCA report. Currently, no capital works are planned for the
school. The Department of Education and the Department of Finance's
Building Management and Works liaise closely with the school when maintenance
or improvement works are undertaken to minimise the operational impact.
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