Petition to Save Tharwa School
The ACT Government is set to close Tharwa Primary and Pre-Schools. Tharwa is the oldest school in the ACT with much historical and heritage value. Tharwa primary delivers real educational outcomes for families who have chosen to educate their children in a small school environment.
To close Tharwa would be to ‘close down’ the Tharwa community, which has been recovering from the devastating 2003 bushfires.
Please sign our petition to support the Tharwa Primary School and the Tharwa community.
Tharwa School Motto - Students In Harmony With Each Other And The Environment Experiencing Success and Challenge - A Century of Learning 1899-1999
June 16th, 2006 at 7:59 pm
If it is dollars that are driving the government to close so many schools and preschools across the Territory then I think more thought should be given to priorities. I would prefer to have less of the public’s money spent on things like roads and refurbishment of the National Convention Centre and more spent on maintaining the schools that are the lifeblood of our local communities. The school at Tharwa is an excellent case in point.
June 16th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Tharwa school/preschool provides a vital education service to the people living around southern Canberra and Tharwa. It is a school that is very rich in community spirit and heritage value. The school adds value back to the people of ACT.
Simply question: Why destroy something that is so good to the people around it ?
June 16th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
How interesting that the chief minister says his government is courageous in making these hard decisions regarding school closures…They are the only government that has unfortunately had majority!!!!
Not courageous…. stupid, bloody minded and reflective of the poor financial management of this government. How the independant schools in Canberra must welcome Labors unprecidented support!
Perhaps if funding matched NSW at 25% and not the 17% the ACT receives, schools would be more secure.
No child deserves to have the insecurity and uncertainty about their school that this government has layed upon them shame Stanhope and Barr Shame.
June 16th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Tough Decisions? Certainly not a collaborative decision… why is it that the government has not been able to answer any of the questions as to WHY such a successful and popular little school, the oldest one in the ACT, should be closed?
June 15th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Ali Wass Tharwa
Since when should education be about profit and loss statements and therefore overall viablity?
I have presumed for a long time and as a former relief teacher in the ACT, that education should be offered so to challenge and extend the potential of all students. How can any sort of potential be realised let alone reached if students are packed into classrooms of 30 plus? It just doesn’t happen.
Allow parents and students the right to have thier choice to the type of education they think is ideal NOT a short sighted government do it for us.
June 15th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
Karim Haddad, Tharwa