Students across Victoria are set to benefit from improved facilities as maintenance works are scheduled for over 50 schools state-wide.
Education Acting Minister Gayle Tierney announced last month that 59 schools would share in over $20 million to undertake 62 maintenance projects between them and among them are several schools from the Hills.
Olinda Primary School has been allocated $349,034 while Mount Dandenong Primary School received $569,887 for essential maintenance work.
This is the latest round of the Planned Maintenance Program provides funding to ensure schools can undertake projects like fixing roofs and replacing windows, painting, and resurfacing floors, as well as some external work, such as improving pathways.
Education Acting Minister Gayle Tierney they are committed to building the Education State, ensuring every student has access to a great local school and quality education, regardless of their location.
“This program is about ensuring that every Victorian school is kept up-to-date so that every child can access a high-quality education in a high quality environment,” Ms Tierney said.
“We are constantly evaluating our schools and ensuring every single classroom is safe, engaging, and will complement the top-class education we are committed to providing.”
Works are determined by a rolling facilities evaluation process, which provides up-to-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of funding.
The Labor Government has invested $16.9 billion over the past 10 years to build new schools and deliver more than 2200 school upgrades − supporting more than 26,000 jobs in construction and associated industries.
The Labor Government is also getting on with the job of building new schools as we gear up to open 100 new schools by 2026, with 75 new schools opening between 2019 and 2024.
For a list of schools receiving funding under the Planned Maintenance Program, visit schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/planned-maintenance-program.
