❓ Mr Andrews asks about the future of secondary education in Canning Vale given population growth. Mr Carpenter responds, confirming funding for a new high school commencing construction in 2002 and opening in 2004, while also criticising the previous government's handling of education.
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SECONDARY EDUCATION, CANNING VALE HIGH SCHOOL
As the minister knows, there is only one public high school in my electorate. My electorate is the second largest in Western Australia. The southern suburbs is one of the fastest-growing areas in the metropolitan area. Will the minister inform the House how the future of secondary education in the area has been assured with the recent announcement of the new Canning Vale high school? Mr CARPENTER
As the minister knows, there is only one public high school in my electorate. My electorate is the second largest in Western Australia. The southern suburbs is one of the fastest-growing areas in the metropolitan area. Will the minister inform the House how the future of secondary education in the area has been assured with the recent announcement of the new Canning Vale high school? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of his constituents, I thank the member for his advocacy of education in his electorate. The member is a new member of Parliament. He is an exceptionally good member. He has distinguished himself in every role he has played in the Parliament. He is one of the many talented new members that the Labor Party picked up as part of its wonderful team, as opposed to the sad detritus of a political party that we have opposite. I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of his constituents, I thank the member for his advocacy of education in his electorate. The member is a new member of Parliament. He is an exceptionally good member. He has distinguished himself in every role he has played in the Parliament. He is one of the many talented new members that the Labor Party picked up as part of its wonderful team, as opposed to the sad detritus of a political party that we have opposite. I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of his constituents, I thank the member for his advocacy of education in his electorate. The member is a new member of Parliament. He is an exceptionally good member. He has distinguished himself in every role he has played in the Parliament. He is one of the many talented new members that the Labor Party picked up as part of its wonderful team, as opposed to the sad detritus of a political party that we have opposite. I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of his constituents, I thank the member for his advocacy of education in his electorate. The member is a new member of Parliament. He is an exceptionally good member. He has distinguished himself in every role he has played in the Parliament. He is one of the many talented new members that the Labor Party picked up as part of its wonderful team, as opposed to the sad detritus of a political party that we have opposite. I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of his constituents, I thank the member for his advocacy of education in his electorate. The member is a new member of Parliament. He is an exceptionally good member. He has distinguished himself in every role he has played in the Parliament. He is one of the many talented new members that the Labor Party picked up as part of its wonderful team, as opposed to the sad detritus of a political party that we have opposite. I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
I will now address the substance of the question. I am very pleased to fulfil a commitment made to provide funding for the new Canning Vale high school. Construction will commence in late 2002 and the school will be open for the 2004 school year. The project will cost $17 million and it will include an education support centre. People in that area lobbied strongly to get an education support centre. I congratulate them on the success of their lobbying. The first stage of the school will provide for years 8 to 10. Years 8 and 9 will commence in 2004. The school will grow to include facilities for years 11 and 12. As the local population grows, so will the school. This is the difference between the Government’s approach and the Opposition’s approach. The Government uses sensitive management and stays within its budget. As Minister for Education, I will not leave a legacy of $60 million worth of unfunded commitments to my successor; nor will I leave a legacy of declining retention rates. The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
The school will have modern and innovative facilities including specialist areas for performing and visual arts and information technologies. The school will have a student services centre, a sports hall and a library resources centre. For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
For too long, the south eastern metropolitan corridor of Perth has been neglected in the provision of education facilities. I complimented the previous Minister for Education this morning on the work he did in establishing the Peel campus. I do not have much to compliment him about in this area. I am prepared to work with the Opposition to ensure that we provide the people in the south east corridor with world-class education opportunities so that their young people, just like the young people in the western suburbs of Perth, are able to access the best possible education opportunities in life. The community will be richer for their success in education. The Government is committed to providing world-class education facilities for everybody in Western Australia. If we do not - I echo the words of Rupert Murdoch - Australia will fall behind the rest of the world. The Government will provide the opportunities in education that the previous Government did not. I congratulate the member for Southern River on his brilliant work in ensuring that the project has come to pass.
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