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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 1359
Primary Schools - Gungahlin-
MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 23 August 1994:
In relation to the advice (Estimates Committee uncorrected proof transcript, 24 June 1994, page 331) for primary schools in Gungahlin
1. What population does the Government work upon to assess the need for a primary school.
2. What is the cost of a primary school accommodating a peak of (a) 600 and (b) 750 students.
3. Did the reference to the 17 primary schools include non-Government schools and, if so, how many would there be in that total.
4. How many Government (a) high schools and (b) colleges are planned for Gungahlin.
MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwell's question is:
1. The Government works on the basis of providing a primary school for a population
range of 4,500 - 7,000.
The range is a result of factors influencing the need for provision of a primary school which include: the timing of the establishment of residential areas, population density, type of development and access factors.
2. Recent primary schools have been built to have a permanent capacity for 460 students
and to have core facilities; that is, general purpose hall and canteen, resource centre,
toilets, administration capable of accommodating 750 students. The estimated cost of
such a school is $7.05 million. A 600 core capacity school would cost about $350,000
less to build.
3. Reference given to the reservation of sites for the possible establishment of 17 primary
school sites in Gungahlin is for potential development of government primary schools.
It is anticipated that the establishment of non-government primary schools will occur on a similar ratio and for a similar student capacity basis to other areas in the ACT.
4. Sites have been reserved in Gungahlin for the development of five government high
schools and two colleges.
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