28-April-2010
Goldstein Media Releases, Community, Funding, Education and Training
Brighton Secondary College has been ignored by the Rudd/Gillard Government and the Brumby/Pike Government, and has failed to receive funding to upgrade their science centre and other facilities, despite actively lobbying for such since the announcement, over a year ago, of the Rudd Government’s school buildings program.
“It would appear that Brighton Secondary College has been deliberately discriminated against because of where it is located.
“The students and teachers are working at a great disadvantage, having been denied, for many years, any sort of adequate funding compared to other schools,” Andrew Robb, Federal Member for Goldstein, said.
The 2010/2011 Federal Budget is due to be brought down on 11 May 2010, and the 2010/2011 State Budget is due to be brought down on 4 May 2010.
“Given the lack of funding supplied to Brighton Secondary College in 2009/2010 budgets both the Rudd/Gillard Government and Brumby/Pike Government should think long and hard as they finalise their 2010/2011 budgets.
“It is an outstanding school with enormous spirit and strong results. The teachers, parents, numerous other school community members, and students have lobbied for years for adequate funding and their appeals have been disregarded.
“I commend the school community and urge them not to give up, to continue to lobbying Education Ministers, Julia Gillard and Bronwyn Pike.
“It is time Brighton Secondary College was recognised,” Mr Robb said.
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