- WA
public schools open new state-of-the-art science classrooms
- Facilities
help students develop practical science skills during early years of schooling
- More
than 300 public schools have benefited from upgraded science facilities
More than 30 Western
Australian public schools have opened new science classrooms this year to help
primary school students develop important skills for the future.
Schools across the State have
opened the doors on newly fitted out science classrooms for the 2024 school year, with Esperance Senior High School opening a
$1.5 million STEM laboratory.
The $10.39 million primary school science classroom
initiative involved 133 schools, building on a $12 million program to transform
200 existing primary school classrooms into science laboratories, completed in
2021. An additional $5 million was allocated to schools to purchase resources.
The newly fitted out classrooms may include benches and
cupboards, flooring, sinks and troughs, splashbacks, pin-up boards, chairs, and
desks dependent on the school needs.
The new facilities
provide primary school students with practical science learning opportunities
to prepare them for secondary school and beyond.
Since
2017, the State Government has invested more than $4.4 billion in building and
upgrading schools across the State.
Comments attributed to Education Minister Dr Tony Buti:
"I am proud to be delivering this Government's key election commitment to
transform science facilities in public schools across Western Australia.
"It is very important for students to develop practical science knowledge
from a young age. Problem solving, creative thinking, research, and inquiry
skills can be learnt in a science classroom and applied throughout all areas of
education.
"This project is another example of the Cook Government's commitment to
ensuring WA public school students learn in the very best facilities and are
well equipped to succeed in their future."
Schools with new
classrooms in 2024:
Bayswater Primary School
Beckenham Primary School
Beechboro Primary School
Bibra Lake Primary School
Brentwood Primary School
Carine Primary School
Churchlands Primary
School
Coogee Primary School
Cottesloe Primary School
East Beechboro Primary
School
East Kenwick Primary
School
Eaton Primary School
Eddystone Primary School
Falcon Primary School
Hollywood Primary School
Illawarra Primary School
Kardinya Primary School
Kelmscott Primary School
Leda Primary School
Mullaloo Heights Primary
School
Neerigen Brook Primary
School
Northcliffe District High
School
Parkwood Primary School
Poseidon Primary School
Quinns Rocks Primary
School
Richmond Primary School
Rostrata Primary School
Thornlie Primary School
Wembley Downs Primary
School
West Morley Primary
School
Winthrop Primary School
Wirrabirra Primary School
