Ms WALKER - 2010-05-05
The government’s education strategy, A Smart Territory, focuses on delivering a quality education agenda. Can you advise the House how Budget 2010-11 funds and supports this key government strategy?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I welcome the question from the member for Nhulunbuy. This year sees a record appropriation for Education and Training of $886m, and a record amount in infrastructure of some $213m. Some examples of that are: $6.8m to upgrade Henbury, Nemarluk and Acacia Hill special schools; $6.4m to upgrade Centralian Middle School and create a youth hub at ANZAC Hill; $5m for Casuarina Senior College; and $1m for Sanderson Middle School.
We are also establishing five Centres of Excellence. I made announcements about two of those five; one being Casuarina and the other being Darwin High. There is $54.5m for Rosebery Primary and Middle Schools, plus more money, $14.1m, for staffing and administration.
We are very mindful of our remote schools and we are investing heavily there: $21.4m to increase the number of teachers and assistant teachers in remote schools - that comes to 170; our target is 200 over the four-year period of this particular program; $17.6m to build children and family centres at Yuendumu, Gunbalanya, Maningrida and Ngukurr; $5m in upgrades for remote schools; $2m for homeland learning centres; and $2.5m for new mobile preschools. We are funding our A Smart Territory strategy. We have the strategy, the plan, and the funding.
Madam Speaker, our focus is schools and students, and giving kids the best education they can have within the Northern Territory.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I welcome the question from the member for Nhulunbuy. This year sees a record appropriation for Education and Training of $886m, and a record amount in infrastructure of some $213m. Some examples of that are: $6.8m to upgrade Henbury, Nemarluk and Acacia Hill special schools; $6.4m to upgrade Centralian Middle School and create a youth hub at ANZAC Hill; $5m for Casuarina Senior College; and $1m for Sanderson Middle School.
We are also establishing five Centres of Excellence. I made announcements about two of those five; one being Casuarina and the other being Darwin High. There is $54.5m for Rosebery Primary and Middle Schools, plus more money, $14.1m, for staffing and administration.
We are very mindful of our remote schools and we are investing heavily there: $21.4m to increase the number of teachers and assistant teachers in remote schools - that comes to 170; our target is 200 over the four-year period of this particular program; $17.6m to build children and family centres at Yuendumu, Gunbalanya, Maningrida and Ngukurr; $5m in upgrades for remote schools; $2m for homeland learning centres; and $2.5m for new mobile preschools. We are funding our A Smart Territory strategy. We have the strategy, the plan, and the funding.
Madam Speaker, our focus is schools and students, and giving kids the best education they can have within the Northern Territory.
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