High School for Coburg Taskforce Announced by Minister for Education
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For Immediate Release
April 2010
Coburg High School homework begins now
The Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike has announced the formation of a taskforce to examine the need for a high school for Coburg and the surrounding community. “We thank Minister Pike for her commitment to look at this long standing issue and look forward to participating in a truly independent taskforce to examine the over whelming need for secondary education options for the community,” said Cate Hall, co-founder of the HSC group. “The taskforce needs to call for community submissions to reflect the needs and wants of the whole community,” continued Hall. “Minister Pike said she is concerned a Coburg High would not be used. We remind her that 96% of the respondents in the HSC parental attitudes and intentions survey said they would send their children to a Coburg High. Her statistics are incomplete and misleading and her obvious bias makes it imperative that this task force has an independent chairperson and a mandate to be truly impartial. We are looking forward to getting stuck in and finishing the report as soon as possible so locals can have plenty of time to read the report before the elections in November,” said Hall. Education is a major issue in the local community in light of the $1 billion Coburg redevelopment and the Kodak and Pentridge redevelopments which have so far failed to reflect the growing social infrastructure needs of the area. For more information please visit www.highschoolforcoburg.org. To interview Cate Hall or Morena Milani, founding members of HSC or for additional population statistics, photo opportunities or more information, please contact: Darren Saffin 0411 089 209 [email protected] - ends -
Map showing the state and Catholic primary schools in and around Coburg
Map showing no open entry secondary schools in the same area. The two schools shown are Coburg Senior High School (Years 10 to 12) and Preston Girls High School
Secondary schools closed down / merged in the Coburg area over the past 18 years: • Moreland City College - closed 31 December 2004 - now Coburg Senior High School – Years 10 to 12 only • Coburg High School – closed 31 December 1993 - buildings demolished and site awaiting permit approval for development • Newlands High School - closed 19 December 1992 - buildings demolished, site now part of Pentridge Prison development • Coburg Technical School - now Coburg Special Development School • Hadfield Secondary College – closed on 31 December 1992 - buildings demolished, site now a retirement village • Moreland High School – closed on 31 December 1991 - now Kangan Batman TAFE • Oak Park Secondary School – closed 31 December 1992 • Moomba Park Secondary College, Glenroy High School, Glenroy Technical School, Hadfield Secondary College and Oak Park Secondary College merged on 1 January 1993 to form Box Forest Secondary College • Brunswick High School, Brunswick Technical School and Brunswick East High School merged on 1 January 1993 to form Brunswick Secondary College • St Joseph’s College – closed 31 Dec 2009 To interview Cate Hall or Morena Milani, founding members of HSC, for additional population statistics, photo opportunities or more information, please contact: Darren Saffin 0411 089 209 [email protected]
April 2010
Coburg High School homework begins now
The Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike has announced the formation of a taskforce to examine the need for a high school for Coburg and the surrounding community. “We thank Minister Pike for her commitment to look at this long standing issue and look forward to participating in a truly independent taskforce to examine the over whelming need for secondary education options for the community,” said Cate Hall, co-founder of the HSC group. “The taskforce needs to call for community submissions to reflect the needs and wants of the whole community,” continued Hall. “Minister Pike said she is concerned a Coburg High would not be used. We remind her that 96% of the respondents in the HSC parental attitudes and intentions survey said they would send their children to a Coburg High. Her statistics are incomplete and misleading and her obvious bias makes it imperative that this task force has an independent chairperson and a mandate to be truly impartial. We are looking forward to getting stuck in and finishing the report as soon as possible so locals can have plenty of time to read the report before the elections in November,” said Hall. Education is a major issue in the local community in light of the $1 billion Coburg redevelopment and the Kodak and Pentridge redevelopments which have so far failed to reflect the growing social infrastructure needs of the area. For more information please visit www.highschoolforcoburg.org. To interview Cate Hall or Morena Milani, founding members of HSC or for additional population statistics, photo opportunities or more information, please contact: Darren Saffin 0411 089 209 [email protected] - ends -
Map showing the state and Catholic primary schools in and around Coburg
Map showing no open entry secondary schools in the same area. The two schools shown are Coburg Senior High School (Years 10 to 12) and Preston Girls High School
Secondary schools closed down / merged in the Coburg area over the past 18 years: • Moreland City College - closed 31 December 2004 - now Coburg Senior High School – Years 10 to 12 only • Coburg High School – closed 31 December 1993 - buildings demolished and site awaiting permit approval for development • Newlands High School - closed 19 December 1992 - buildings demolished, site now part of Pentridge Prison development • Coburg Technical School - now Coburg Special Development School • Hadfield Secondary College – closed on 31 December 1992 - buildings demolished, site now a retirement village • Moreland High School – closed on 31 December 1991 - now Kangan Batman TAFE • Oak Park Secondary School – closed 31 December 1992 • Moomba Park Secondary College, Glenroy High School, Glenroy Technical School, Hadfield Secondary College and Oak Park Secondary College merged on 1 January 1993 to form Box Forest Secondary College • Brunswick High School, Brunswick Technical School and Brunswick East High School merged on 1 January 1993 to form Brunswick Secondary College • St Joseph’s College – closed 31 Dec 2009 To interview Cate Hall or Morena Milani, founding members of HSC, for additional population statistics, photo opportunities or more information, please contact: Darren Saffin 0411 089 209 [email protected]
