Schools in Ginninderra are receiving funding of over $100 million for the upgrade of existing schools and the building of the new Ginninderra District School which will take its first pupils at the start of the 2009 school year.
This is part of the $350 million the ACT Government is investing in our public education system.
Also included in the program is $3.5 million for the new gymnasium at Belconnen High, $3.76 million for disabled access and general refurbishment at Hawker College and $280,000 for the refurbishment of Hawker Primary.
All public schools in the ACT have refurbishment programs in place and many have already been commenced with some having been completed.
An important part of the program is the provision for ICT upgrades which will see $20 million invested in the roll-out of fibre-optic to every public primary school in the ACT.
Funds have also been allocated to reduce class sizes to 21 in the critical early years and $4 million has been invested to boost the quality of teaching by providing incentives for teachers to undertake professional development.
The investment in specialised literacy and numeracy programs has also resulted in significant improvement for the competencies of Indigenous students, particularly in their early years
"As Chair of the Education Committee I am proud that I have been able to play an important part in public education being such a high priority of this Government" Ms Porter said.
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