A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Science and Language Centres for the 21st Century program, including assessment panel members, unsuccessful schools, cost overruns, operational status, and construction progress. The answer provides a comprehensive breakdown of the requested information.

AnsweredQoN 3158Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 June 2010
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to the science and language centres for the 21
st
Century programme, and ask:
(a) what are the names of the people who sat on the panel assessing applications for the programme;
(b) which schools’ applications were unsuccessful;
(c) which of the successful schools have had cost overruns in the construction of their science or language centre, and what is the amount of each cost overrun;
(d) which of the successful schools have science and language centres fully operational as at 1 June 2010; and
(e) at which schools is construction or outfitting still underway?

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Answered
10 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
56 days
(a)     The Department of Education's internal assessment panel which undertook the initial short listing comprised:-
Ms Clare Buising
Ms Linley Kemeny
Ms Ruth Kempton
Mr Stan Koios
Mr Malcolm Parr
Mr Julius Robertson
All compliant applications were then assessed by a national assessment panel established by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and recommendations were forwarded to the Federal Minister for Education for final decision.
The national assessment panel comprised:-
Ms Gillian Mitchell, Branch Manager, Building the Education Revolution, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Reltations, Canberra.
Mr Andrew Blair, President, Australian Secondary Principals Association Inc.
Professor Angela Scarino, University of South Australia
Dr James Peacock AC, CSIRO Fellow
Mr Steve Carter, President, Australian Council of State School Organisations
Mr Bill Daniels, Executive Director, Independent Schools Council of Australia
(b)     The following applications from public schools in Western Australia were not successful in attracting funding:
Applecross Senior High School
Australind Senior High School
Bruce Rock District High School
Como Secondary College
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus
Denmark High School
Duncraig Senior High School
Eastern Hills Senior High School
Gnowangerup District High School
John Curtin College of the Arts
Kent Street Senior High School
Leonora District High School
Lesmurdie Senior High School
Lockridge Senior High School
Manjimup Senior High School
Mount Lawley Senior High School
Newton Moore Senior High School
North Lake Senior Campus
Perth Modern School
Rockingham Senior High School
Rossmoyne Senior High School
Safety Bay Senior High School
South Fremantle Senior High School
Thornlie Senior High School
Western Australian College of Education (Cunderdin)
Willetton Senior High School
(c)     Of the completed projects as at 1 June 2010, none had a cost overrun.
(d)     Cecil Andrews Senior High School.
(e)     The projects at the following schools were still in progress as at 1 June 2010:
Armadale Senior High School
Balga Senior High School
Bridgetown High School
Broome Senior High School
Bunbury Senior High School
Busselton Senior High School
Esperance Senior High School
Geraldton Senior College
Girrawheen Senior High School
Hamilton Senior High School
Hampton Senior High School
Harvey Senior High School
John Forrest Senior High School
John Willcock College
Katanning Senior High School
Mirrabooka Senior High School
Morley Senior High School
Newman Senior High School
Pinjarra Senior High School
Swan View Senior High School
Toodyay District High School
Warwick Senior High School
Yanchep District High School
Yule Brook College
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