Page 1019 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 26 July 1989
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
The following answers to questions were provided:
Canberra Youth Performing Arts Centre
(Question No. 5)
Mr Wood asked the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education, upon notice, on 31 May 1989:
Has the ACT Schools Authority received a request from the Canberra Youth Performing Arts Centre for space in the Pearce Primary School; if so, what consideration is being given to the request?
Mr Whalan: My response is that a written request from the Canberra Youth Performing Centre for space in Pearce Primary School was received by my office, and has been forwarded for consideration to the Office of Industry and Development within my portfolio. Pearce is one of five schools closed by the ACT Schools Authority at the beginning of 1989; their grounds are major public assets, and the ACT taxpayers have a considerable interest to ensure their final use is determined carefully. To that end the Government is soon to consider options for future use of surplus school buildings and grounds. The request of the Canberra Youth Performing Centre and those of many other organisations will be taken into account in the process of determining the future of these schools.
Resource Teachers
(Question No. 11)
Mr Moore asked the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education, upon notice, on 4 July 1989:
(1) Can the Minister explain why the resource teacher program is being allowed to run down.
(2) Did a 1988 report by the ACT Schools Authority find that the program was (a) both successful and cost-effective, and (b) of benefit to students.
(3) Is the program being allowed to run down (a) through attrition in resource teacher numbers and (b) by a failure to provide resources.
(4) Will the Minister undertake to ensure that full and adequate resources will be made available to the resource teacher program to guarantee its success.
Mr Whalan: The following information is provided in response to Mr Moore's question:
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