Education Minister James Merlino has announced that 94 schools will share in $7.26 million of Planned Maintenance Program funding for vital improvements to classrooms and school grounds.
Mr Merlino said the program was about ensuring every Victorian school was well maintained and safe to provide the best possible environment for students to learn in.
“Our record investment in school infrastructure is delivering high quality classrooms for our hard-working principals, teachers and staff, as well as students and families.”
The projects address priority maintenance issues identified by the Labor Government’s ongoing evaluation of all school facilities — with work including fixing roofs and windows, repainting walls, resurfacing floors and replacing windows, pathways and stairs.
Almost $1 million of the funding will go towards maintenance to Shelter-in-Place buildings at 10 schools, which provide temporary accommodation to staff and students during a bushfire until emergency services arrive, or as a shelter of last resort.
This fund makes sure all existing buildings at Victoria’s 1500 government schools are safe, modern and properly maintained to ensure students and staff are comfortable and safe at school.
In the past seven years, the Labor Government has invested more than $10.9 billion in building new schools and more than 1700 school upgrades, creating more than 13,500 jobs in construction and associated industries.
With 62 schools opening between 2019 and 2024, the government is well ahead in its work to open 100 new schools by 2026, ensuring every Victorian child has access to a great local school.
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