Save Tharwa School

From the Canberra Times
Markus Mannheim
The massive overhaul of public education outlined in last week’s ACT budget should be scrapped and the policy reworked from scratch, the Opposition said yesterday.
Liberal Leader Bill Stefaniak and his education spokeswoman Vicki Dunne confirmed that they would oppose the closure of 39 schools across Canberra, arguing the Government had provided […]

Canberra Times
Markus Mannheim
Funding for a dragway, Canberra’s first prison and “frivolous” social projects should be put on hold and instead spent on essential services, the ACT Government has been warned.
Last week’s brutal budget - which lifted taxes, cut most areas of public spending and flagged the closure of almost 40 schools - continued to draw […]

Elizabeth Bellamy - Canberra Times
Education Minister Andrew Barr has conceded some of the 39 schools on the Government’s closure “hit list” may be spared, but parents fear the public naming of schools will spell an early death sentence for some.
Of the 39 targeted for closure, 22, including 14 preschools and eight primary schools, are listed […]

From the Australian Education Union
The dispute between the ACT Government and teachers is about to widen with the ACT’s public education community also up in arms over school closures and job cuts in education.
The Budget at a glance:
160 teaching positions cut
85 DET Central Office positions cut
39 schooling sites to close
$100 million in staff savings […]

From Australian Heritage Places Inventory
Statement of Significance
The 1912 Tharwa School is significant as one of only two examples associated with the end of the period when rural schools were provided in the region and before the new period started with suburban schools developed for the city of Canberra. While the Tharwa School dates from just […]

ABC News
Parents at Hall in the ACT are gathering signatures in a petition against the Territory Government’s plan to close dozens of the town’s primary and preschools.
The latest ACT Budget includes plans to shut 39 schools, including many primary and preschools, as well as Dickson College and Kambah High School.
Protests have already been held at […]