Federal Member for Canberra Annette Ellis, Federal Member for Fraser Bob McMullan and ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy today announced that 15 primary schools in the ACT will receive $32,196,611 for major new infrastructure projects under the third and final round of Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21).
“The Rudd Government is undertaking the largest school modernisation program in Australia’s history to support local jobs.”
“Teachers and students in our local schools should be accessing 21st Century facilities.”
P21 Round Three projects will start as soon as possible to provide immediate support for local jobs. The Australia-wide $14.1 billion will deliver much needed funding for major infrastructure projects, including libraries, multipurpose halls and classrooms.
Under the Building the Education Revolution program:
· P21 has delivered $221.5 million for the construction of 131 projects including state-of-the-art libraries, multipurpose halls, assembly halls, new classrooms and resource centres in the ACT.
· The National School Pride program has delivered $19.3 million for minor refurbishment, maintenance and infrastructure projects in 126 primary and secondary schools in the ACT.
“It’s been great to see local principals, school communities and the building industry working together with the ACT and Federal government to deliver these important projects.”
Building the Education Revolution is a key element of the Rudd Government’s $42 billion Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan to support jobs, stimulate local economies and invest in important infrastructure for the long term.
By combining the development of a new truly national curriculum, greater transparency, a renewed focus on literacy and numeracy and record investment in school infrastructure and quality teachers, the Rudd Government is delivering an Education Revolution to all our schools.
A full list of successful schools and their planned projects are available at: www.buildingtheeducationrevolution.gov.au or at: www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au
MEDIA CONTACT:
Rick Youssef (Ellis) 0434 539 516
Sam Casey (McMullan) 0421 697 660
Annika Hutchins (Lundy) 0407 458 882
