Rally for a High School
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For Immediate Release
February 2010
Rally for a high school – 10am Friday 12 February
The High School for Coburg parents group will be rallying outside Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike’s office at 146 Peel Street, North Melbourne on Friday 12 February at 10am for a local open entry state secondary school. HSC’s action has resulted in a motion being moved at the June ALP State Conference to conduct an urgent review of the provision of secondary schools in the area "and to make specific provision from both a planning and financial perspective for the establishment of open entry public secondary schools with particular reference to Coburg and its surrounding suburbs." The group’s numbers and voices have also lead to Minister Pike recently agreeing to set up a task force in response to MP Christine Campbell in Parliament on 24 Nov 2009. “We applaud Minister Pike and her commitment to look at this long standing issue and to encourage her to set up a truly independent taskforce to examine the issue now,” said Cate Hall, co-founder of the HSC group. In the Moreland Leader on Monday 1 February, the Minister was talking down the need for a Coburg school before a taskforce has even been formed. “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 will be gathering to send her that message,” Hall said. Media are welcome to attend and live interviews will be taken at the rally. 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 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]
February 2010
Rally for a high school – 10am Friday 12 February
The High School for Coburg parents group will be rallying outside Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike’s office at 146 Peel Street, North Melbourne on Friday 12 February at 10am for a local open entry state secondary school. HSC’s action has resulted in a motion being moved at the June ALP State Conference to conduct an urgent review of the provision of secondary schools in the area "and to make specific provision from both a planning and financial perspective for the establishment of open entry public secondary schools with particular reference to Coburg and its surrounding suburbs." The group’s numbers and voices have also lead to Minister Pike recently agreeing to set up a task force in response to MP Christine Campbell in Parliament on 24 Nov 2009. “We applaud Minister Pike and her commitment to look at this long standing issue and to encourage her to set up a truly independent taskforce to examine the issue now,” said Cate Hall, co-founder of the HSC group. In the Moreland Leader on Monday 1 February, the Minister was talking down the need for a Coburg school before a taskforce has even been formed. “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 will be gathering to send her that message,” Hall said. Media are welcome to attend and live interviews will be taken at the rally. 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 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]
