❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Education about growing enrolments at Margaret River Primary School and the adequacy of transportable classrooms. The Minister confirms a new school will be built at Rapids Landing to address the growth.
AnsweredQoN 930Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MARGARET RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL
930. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Minister for Education:
(1) Is the minister aware that enrolments at Margaret
River Primary School are growing by nine per cent each year, with predictions
that more than 1 000 students will be enrolled at the school by the end of
2018?
(2) Is the
minister still of the view that transportable classrooms are adequate to cater
for this massive growth?
(3) How many transportables are
currently in use at the school?
(4) Why is the
minister delaying an announcement about moving the school to the new site at
Rapids Landing?
930. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Minister for Education:
(1) Is the minister aware that enrolments at Margaret
River Primary School are growing by nine per cent each year, with predictions
that more than 1 000 students will be enrolled at the school by the end of
2018?
(2) Is the
minister still of the view that transportable classrooms are adequate to cater
for this massive growth?
(3) How many transportables are
currently in use at the school?
(4) Why is the
minister delaying an announcement about moving the school to the new site at
Rapids Landing?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of that question, and someone is not keeping up, are they?
(1) Yes. This is
why I announced on 4 September 2015 that a new school would be built at Rapids
Landing to accommodate the expected growth —
Hon
Ken Travers : So she got you
to actually respond!
Hon
PETER COLLIER : Pardon?
Hon
Ken Travers : She got you to
act! She's done well.
Hon
PETER COLLIER : As I said,
this is a week ago. Members opposite have to try to keep up!
The
PRESIDENT : Order, members!
Do not interrupt anything to do with Margaret River, please!
Hon PETER COLLIER : It just shows how effective Hon Sally Talbot
is. She is correct; a week late but that is all right. I will start again. The
answer is —
(1) Yes. This is why I announced on 4
September 2015 that a new school would be built at Rapids Landing to accommodate
the expected growth in the area. The new school will open in 2018. It will be a
magnificent new state-of-the-art $16 million school.
(2) Transportable
classrooms at Margaret River Primary School will accommodate increasing
enrolments until the new school opens.
(3) There are 11.
(4) Margaret
River Primary School is not being moved. I announced on 4 September 2015 that a
new $16 million primary school would be built at Rapids Landing. I know that
you will be delighted with that, Mr President!
The
PRESIDENT : Absolutely!
some notice of that question, and someone is not keeping up, are they?
(1) Yes. This is
why I announced on 4 September 2015 that a new school would be built at Rapids
Landing to accommodate the expected growth —
Hon
Ken Travers : So she got you
to actually respond!
Hon
PETER COLLIER : Pardon?
Hon
Ken Travers : She got you to
act! She's done well.
Hon
PETER COLLIER : As I said,
this is a week ago. Members opposite have to try to keep up!
The
PRESIDENT : Order, members!
Do not interrupt anything to do with Margaret River, please!
Hon PETER COLLIER : It just shows how effective Hon Sally Talbot
is. She is correct; a week late but that is all right. I will start again. The
answer is —
(1) Yes. This is why I announced on 4
September 2015 that a new school would be built at Rapids Landing to accommodate
the expected growth in the area. The new school will open in 2018. It will be a
magnificent new state-of-the-art $16 million school.
(2) Transportable
classrooms at Margaret River Primary School will accommodate increasing
enrolments until the new school opens.
(3) There are 11.
(4) Margaret
River Primary School is not being moved. I announced on 4 September 2015 that a
new $16 million primary school would be built at Rapids Landing. I know that
you will be delighted with that, Mr President!
The
PRESIDENT : Absolutely!
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