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22 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Education Minister Launches World-First Mission To Mars From Victorian Schools Victor P Taffa Victorian students will control a Robotic Rover on a ‘Mission to Mars’ from the comfort of their own science classrooms as part of an exciting world-first program. Education Minister Martin Dixon today, 42 years to the day of the [...]
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19 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Williamstown High Becomes Victoria’s First 5 Star Green Star School Victor P Taffa Education Minister Martin Dixon today celebrated the awarding of the state’s first 5 Star Green Star accreditation for school facilities at Williamstown High School. “Victorian schools are contributing to the community – not just in terms of improved [...]
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07 July 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable Awards Put The Gloss On Aboriginal Education Victor P Taffa A program that has halved suspensions of Aboriginal female secondary students has won the prestigious Milton Thorne Award at the 2011 WA Aboriginal Education Awards. The Shine program sees year 8 and 9 student’s work with aged care residents; women’s health workers [...]
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03 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall Innovative Partnership With VFL To Promote Training for Life Victor P Taffa An innovative partnership between the State Government and the VFL will highlight the importance of vocational education and training for young Victorians. Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall will officially launch the first-ever Training for [...]
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25 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Victoria Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession Peter Hall New Victorian Government Video Conference Initiative Creates Virtual Classrooms Victor P Taffa Student outcomes in rural and regional schools are set to rise through the installation of state of-the-art video-conferencing technology. As a result of the Victorian Coalition Government’s $3.2 Million Video Conferencing Initiative, students [...]
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22 June 2011
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Tasmania Shadow Minister for Education Michael Ferguson Year 7-12 High Schools within a Decade Victor P Taffa Under a Hodgman Liberal Government, Tasmanian High Schools will go up to year 12 within a decade of being elected to office. It’s a damning fact that Tasmania continues to have the lowest retention rates in Australia. Only 47 [...]
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22 June 2011
Tasmania Opposition Leader Will Hodgman Tasmania Shadow Minister for Education Michael Ferguson Liberals Will Save Schools From Closure – $60 Million Education Investment And School Retention Fund Victor P Taffa The Liberals will save the 20 schools that Labor and the Greens want to close. We will create a new $60 Million Education Investment and School Retention Fund, a fund [...]
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17 June 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable More Help For Parents To Enhance Children’s Before School Learning Victor P Taffa Education Minister Liz Constable today launched two booklets for parents of young children, aimed at helping them boost their offspring’s learning in the years before school. The first of the booklets, Learning Begins At Home was designed to assist [...]
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12 June 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Education Michael Ferguson Parents Kept In The Dark Over Another Green-Labor ‘Experiment’ Victor P Taffa Tasmanian school children have again been the focus of another Green-Labor experiment, this time over the installation of unisex toilets at two north-west primary schools. The Green-Labor Government’s outright failure to consult with parents about the new toilet blocks [...]
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06 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Clem Newton-Brown Prahran MLA Coalition Government Announces Extra Funding To Fight Homophobia In Schools Victor P Taffa A program that helps schools challenge homophobia and support diversity will be expanded by the Victorian Coalition Government as part of its commitment to safe and caring schools. Education Minister Martin Dixon said Safe Schools Coalition [...]
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30 May 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Premier’s VCE Awards Reward Top-Scoring Students Victor P Taffa A young leader in mental health issues who is fluent in the Australian sign language Auslan and a silver medallist at the International Biology Olympiad are among the top performing Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students recognised today at the annual Premier’s VCE Awards. Premier [...]
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29 May 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable Western Australia Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls Regional Schools To Receive New State-Of-The-Art Buildings Victor P Taffa Denmark High School and Esperance Primary School students will benefit from new state-of-the-art facilities to be built at the schools. Through the State Government Royalties for Regions program, Denmark High School has been allocated $7 [...]
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27 May 2011
Victoria Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher Coalition Recognises Outstanding International Students With New Victorian Scholarships For Research Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government has recognised the outstanding calibre of seven international students conducting specialised doctorate-level research in Victorian universities with the awarding of Victorian International Research Scholarships. Under the Coalition’s Victoria – Leader [...]
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26 May 2011
Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan Statement Regarding The Grattan Institute Report - Investing In Regions: Making A Difference Victor P Taffa The Minister for Regional and Rural Development has asked his department to carefully review the Grattan Institute Report Investing in regions: Making a difference. Comments in the report, particularly regarding regional universities, require further [...]
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21 May 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable State Budget 2011-12: Supporting Our Community – All WA Public Schools To Receive State-Funded Air-Cooling Victor P Taffa Education Minister Liz Constable today announced the list of schools and the timeframe for roll out of air-cooling across West Australian public schools. This follows the announcement yesterday of $52 Million over the next [...]
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16 May 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Education Week Celebrations Officially Kick Off Victor P Taffa Renowned children’s author Andy Griffiths, comedian Damian Callinan and Education Minister Martin Dixon will join hundreds of families at the National Gallery of Victoria today for the launch of Education Week – a celebration of education across the state. Magic shows, stilt walkers, [...]
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13 May 2011
Victoria Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall Report Into The Wellbeing Of Victorian Teens Released Victor P Taffa Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall today released comprehensive profiles about Victorian teenagers for each local government area. The Adolescent Community Profiles equip communities with the information they need to identify areas of strengths and vulnerabilities [...]
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13 May 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable Schools Given Freedom To Act Outside Usual Constraints In Aboriginal Education Plan Victor P Taffa A new initiative to allow schools with high proportions of Aboriginal students to break away from traditional schooling constraints was today announced by Education Minister Liz Constable. Dr. Constable said the Aboriginal Network Schools initiative, part of [...]
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13 May 2011
Western Australia Education Minister Elizabeth Constable WA Public Schools Cater For 103 Dreams – Your Child’s Could Be One Of Them Victor P Taffa Specialist Programs provide academic, creative and sporting students with amazing opportunities, and now a new program could produce the next hip hop superstar. Students at South Fremantle Senior High School’s acclaimed specialist music program – [...]
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13 May 2011
Western Australia Education Minister Elizabeth Constable State Government Working To Support International Students Living In WA Victor P Taffa The Council of International Students Australia (CISA) has congratulated the State Government for its commitment to working with international students to make sure studying in Western Australia was a positive experience. This morning Education Minister Liz Constable opened the International [...]
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