Thursday 20 February 2025

The Allan Labor Government is making sure students across the state have access to the best education in the best schools, with more maintenance works carried out at more schools.

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes announced schools in Northern Victoria are among 158 to share in over $47.9 million in funding for maintenance projects under the Planned Maintenance Program (PMP).

These schools are:

• Marysville Primary School will receive just over $516,000
• Middle Kinglake Primary School will receive over $181,000
• Healesville High School will receive over $161,000
• Toolangi Primary School will receive over $106,000
• Kerang Primary School will receive over $844,000
• Chaffey Secondary College will receive over $328,000
• Koondrook Primary School will receive just over $236,000
• Cohuna Consolidated School will receive over $78,000
• Numurkah Secondary College which will receive over $1.2 million
• St Georges Road Primary School which will receive over $317,000
• Wilmot Road Primary School which will receive over $186,000
• Guthrie Street Primary School which will receive just over $172,000
• Bouchier Street Primary School which will receive over $135,000
• Nagambie Primary School which will receive just over $35,000
• Wodonga Primary School which will receive just over $444,000
• Wooragee Primary School which will receive just over $235,000
• Beechworth Secondary College which will receive over $137,000
• Wodonga South Primary School which will receive over $14,000
• Myrtleford P-12 College which will receive over $323,000
• Wangaratta High School which will receive over $35,000

The program funds high-priority maintenance issues across Victoria’s government schools.

The funding enables schools undertake essential work in classrooms and other school buildings such as fixing roofs and replacing windows, maintaining ramps, painting, and resurfacing floors, as well as some external works like improving pathways.

Works are determined by a rolling facilities evaluation process, which provides up-to-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of funding.

The Labor Government is building the Education State so every student can access a great local school and a quality education no matter where they live.

We have invested $16.9 billion over the past 10 years to build new schools and deliver more than 2,200 school upgrades − supporting more than 26,000 jobs in construction and associated industries.

The 2024–25 Budget invested $947.7 million to build 16 more new schools – completing the promise to deliver 100 new schools between 2019 and 2026.

For a list of schools receiving funding under the Planned Maintenance Program, visit schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/planned-maintenance-program

Quotes attributable to Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes

“I’m delighted to see these schools share in funding to give our students top quality facilities for learning.”

Quotes attributable to Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll

“This latest maintenance blitz will keep every Victorian school up-to-date, so that every child can access a world-class education in a world-class school.”

“We are constantly reviewing our schools’ buildings and facilities to make sure every single classroom is safe, engaging, and will complement the top-class education Victorian students deserve.”