❓ The Minister for Education outlines the Cook Labor government's $1.5 billion investment in public education capital works, highlighting projects at Rossmoyne Senior High School and Ridge View Secondary College, focusing on modernising facilities and expanding capacity.
AnsweredQoN 738Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SCHOOLS —
CAPITAL WORKS
738. Dr J. KRISHNAN to the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's
commitment to providing high-quality education facilities for students across Western Australia. Can the minister outline
to the house how Western Australia's $1.5 billion public education capital works is modernising schools across the community, including Rossmoyne
Senior High School?
CAPITAL WORKS
738. Dr J. KRISHNAN to the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's
commitment to providing high-quality education facilities for students across Western Australia. Can the minister outline
to the house how Western Australia's $1.5 billion public education capital works is modernising schools across the community, including Rossmoyne
Senior High School?
AnswerView source ↗
I would very much like to answer the
member for Riverton's question. He is an outstanding local member who
champions high-quality education in his electorate. I was very happy to join
his good self and the Premier on 19 September this year as we inspected the new
works at Rossmoyne Senior High School. As we all know, that is an outstanding
educational institution. It has a number of Beazley Medal winners, Rhodes
scholars, Olympians, Paralympians and so forth. The member is the ideal local
member to represent that excellent cerebral institution.
We inspected part of the $39.1 million
project that will deliver a range of new facilities for students including a two-storey
classroom and library block. The new library will provide a modern space with
integrated technology and the capacity to cater for a larger number of students
than the current facility is able to accommodate. The upgrade will provide new science facilities and STEM labs, a new physical
education change room, learning areas and staff areas that will run off
the development. The project was designed by Bateman Architects and is being
built by Crothers Construction, which I think has its headquarters in the seat
of Geraldton. We expect total completion of the project in late 2025. It was
great to be there with the member as we fulfilled another major election
commitment.
I
was also recently in the electorate of Baldivis with the member for Baldivis
and the Premier again on 22 September where we opened the new
state-of-the-art facilities at Ridge View Secondary College—a beautiful
school. The completion of stage 2 of the $29.4 million development doubles the
capacity of the college to 1 450 students since opening in 2019, and it will
accommodate the inaugural cohort of students when they commence year 12 in
2024. The state government has invested $70 million into extensive
redevelopment of the college through the great advocacy of the local member.
The new facilities include performing arts and lecture theatres and a commercial
kitchen with a student cafe. Some very nice afternoon refreshments were
delivered to us by the hospitality students at the school. It also includes a fitness
centre, a mechatronics area—the Premier and I knew little about this
but we have been educated now!—engineering labs and specialist
classrooms for drama, dance, music, visual arts and media. The new facilities
add to existing general teaching buildings, digital technology laboratories, a gymnasium,
technology facilities and science labs. Additional parking has also been
provided that also includes electric vehicle charging stations, something that
the Department of Education is very keen to roll out as we move forward in our
new education institutions.
That is part of what we have been
doing in our great education build. It is all part of the Cook Labor government
investing $1.5 billion to build and improve our physical education facilities.
I am very proud to stand here as the Minister
for Education in the Cook Labor government that is directly investing in the
future of our state by investing in our students and building
world-class education facilities.
member for Riverton's question. He is an outstanding local member who
champions high-quality education in his electorate. I was very happy to join
his good self and the Premier on 19 September this year as we inspected the new
works at Rossmoyne Senior High School. As we all know, that is an outstanding
educational institution. It has a number of Beazley Medal winners, Rhodes
scholars, Olympians, Paralympians and so forth. The member is the ideal local
member to represent that excellent cerebral institution.
We inspected part of the $39.1 million
project that will deliver a range of new facilities for students including a two-storey
classroom and library block. The new library will provide a modern space with
integrated technology and the capacity to cater for a larger number of students
than the current facility is able to accommodate. The upgrade will provide new science facilities and STEM labs, a new physical
education change room, learning areas and staff areas that will run off
the development. The project was designed by Bateman Architects and is being
built by Crothers Construction, which I think has its headquarters in the seat
of Geraldton. We expect total completion of the project in late 2025. It was
great to be there with the member as we fulfilled another major election
commitment.
I
was also recently in the electorate of Baldivis with the member for Baldivis
and the Premier again on 22 September where we opened the new
state-of-the-art facilities at Ridge View Secondary College—a beautiful
school. The completion of stage 2 of the $29.4 million development doubles the
capacity of the college to 1 450 students since opening in 2019, and it will
accommodate the inaugural cohort of students when they commence year 12 in
2024. The state government has invested $70 million into extensive
redevelopment of the college through the great advocacy of the local member.
The new facilities include performing arts and lecture theatres and a commercial
kitchen with a student cafe. Some very nice afternoon refreshments were
delivered to us by the hospitality students at the school. It also includes a fitness
centre, a mechatronics area—the Premier and I knew little about this
but we have been educated now!—engineering labs and specialist
classrooms for drama, dance, music, visual arts and media. The new facilities
add to existing general teaching buildings, digital technology laboratories, a gymnasium,
technology facilities and science labs. Additional parking has also been
provided that also includes electric vehicle charging stations, something that
the Department of Education is very keen to roll out as we move forward in our
new education institutions.
That is part of what we have been
doing in our great education build. It is all part of the Cook Labor government
investing $1.5 billion to build and improve our physical education facilities.
I am very proud to stand here as the Minister
for Education in the Cook Labor government that is directly investing in the
future of our state by investing in our students and building
world-class education facilities.
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