MORE than a dozen local schools are set to share in more than $10 million of extra funding in 2016 as part of a State Government push to make Victoria the “education state”.
Swan Hill College and Robinvale P-12 are the big winners in this week’s funding announcement, with $529,000 and $528,000 earmarked respectively.
Member for Northern Victoria Steve Herbert said the extra funds were on top of almost $4 billion promised in the 2015-16 Victorian Budget.
“We want to see more students reaching the highest levels of reading, maths and science. At the same time, we want our schools to give students the skills they need for work and life: confidence, resilience, and the capacity for critical and creative thinking,” he said.
“This is also about breaking the link between a child’s social and economic background and how well they do at school.”
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