Building the Education Revolution at Cressy District High School
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and the Member for Lyons, Dick Adams, today visited Cressy District High School in Tasmania to speak to school leaders, teachers and students about infrastructure being built at the school under the Rudd Government’s Building the Education Revolution.
Cressy District High School will receive a total of $1.77 million through the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program to modernise school facilities.
The school is extending and significantly upgrading its existing gymnasium with combined funding of $150 000 under the National School Pride (NSP) component and $850 000 through the Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) component of the BER, as well as an additional $1 million from the Tasmanian State Government.
The result will be a multi-purpose centre that will include a stage, new flooring, insulation, weights room and meeting spaces. This funding will also be used to refurbish the exiting kindergarten.
This construction is supporting local small business and local jobs during the difficult days of the global recession.
The tender for this work was awarded to local construction company, Innis and construction is to commence in the coming weeks.
Innis is set to employ additional staff to undertake the works and believes that their workforce will increase by 25 per cent because of these BER projects, which will have a flow-on effect into the local community.
On top of NSP and P21 funding, Cressy High School will also receive $774 380 under the Science and Language Centres for the 21st Century component of the BER to upgrade their existing outdated science facilities.
The new spaces will accommodate two large science labs, a preparation room and a break-out space that will facilitate small group and whole class learning.
Mr Adams said that in total, 58 schools will share in over $77 million of Building the Education Revolution funding in the electorate of Lyons, and a total of 272 schools will share in over $439 million across the state. This will provide a much needed boost to school infrastructure and support local jobs through the current global recession in every Tasmanian community.
“This funding will go a long way in ensuring that local tradespeople, including builders, plumbers, painters and electricians are able to keep on staff in the current climate and in many instances, employ additional staff,” Mr Adams said.
These projects are part of the $16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution program which is investing in quality school facilities for the nation’s future and the jobs of today.
Further information about the Building the Education Revolution can be found at www.buildingtheeducationrevolution.gov.au.
Topics: Austalia, Cressy District High School, Economy, education, education revolution, Governance, infrastructure, school, students, Tasmania, teachers
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