Page 1199 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 22 August 1989
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(1) Is the Minister aware that the Isabella Plains Primary School is close to enrolment capacity.
(2) Will the failure to build a primary school in Bonython stretch the Isabella Plains school's enrolments beyond its capacity; if so, what arrangements are being made to alleviate overcrowding at the Isabella Plains Primary School.
Mr Whalan: The following information is provided in response to Mr Moore's question:
(1) Enrolments at Isabella Plains Primary School are well below capacity.
The school currently has an enrolment of 336 students which is expected to increase to 410 by the beginning of 1990. The school's capacity is 480.
The ACT Schools Office provides transportable classroom units to meet enrolment demand above capacity. It is expected that the peak enrolment for the school will occur in 1995-96 and will not exceed 600.
(2) Current plans allow for the provision of a primary school in Bonython to open in 1992 or 1993, depending on enrolment demand. The first land sales in Bonython occurred in late March 1989.
Isabella Plains Primary School is the designated holding school for Bonython until the new school opens. This arrangement follows standard planning practices. There are, at present, no Bonython students attending the school.
Promotions for Teachers
(Question No. 12)
Mr Moore asked the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education, upon notice, on 4 July 1989:
(1) Is the Minister aware of changes in promotion procedures within the ACT Schools Office.
(2) Do these new procedures require the filling of a teaching position by a compulsory transferee regardless of (a) any superior claims of other applicants and (b) any decision taken by the relevant school board as to the preferred applicant.
(3) Are the rights of school boards established under the Schools Authority Act 1976 in any way limited by these new procedures.
(4) Will the Minister ensure that teaching positions will be filled on merit and that full weight is given to decisions made by school boards.
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