AGEING high school buildings are receiving a significant hit of funding now and in future years to modernise classrooms and learning spaces. The government said it was the biggest spend on high schools in 20 years, but students with disabilities will also benefit from infrastructure investments and the filtering of Students First (Gonski) funding. Riverside and Prospect high schools are the big winners in infrastructure. A total of $50 million of new capital funding has been allocated statewide over the current and forward estimates, with a majority of the spend - $25.5 million - in Northern high schools and $22million for the North-West. Kings Meadows will receive an extra $5 million in refurbishment funds, Prospect will gain $8.5million to modernise and build hospitality facilities, while the urgent call for Riverside has been answered with $12 million. But most of this funding will not be seen until the 2016-17 financial year, with Riverside having to wait three years for its windfall. The two Northern special education campuses at Ravenswood and Newstead will merge, with $4.6 million allocated for upgraded school facilities that will include funding from an asset sale. A total of $77 million of Students First funding will be dispersed immediately, and $21 million of this will only be used for schools with the greatest need. Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff said every school would receive a minimum 5 per cent increase from Students First, following on from a 5 per cent increase last year. He said a total of $134 million Students First funding was scheduled over six years, with $98million for state schools and $36million for independent and Catholic schools. Some of this funding would head to the $17 million parent engagement literacy and numeracy program for kinder to year 2 pupils. Funding for kindergarten to year 12 has increased by $12.5million, with an injection from Gonski and the already promised year 11-12 extension and school nurse funding.
AGEING high school buildings are receiving a significant hit of funding now and in future years to modernise classrooms and learning spaces.
The government said it was the biggest spend on high schools in 20 years, but students with disabilities will also benefit from infrastructure investments and the filtering of Students First (Gonski) funding.
Riverside and Prospect high schools are the big winners in infrastructure.
A total of $50 million of new capital funding has been allocated statewide over the current and forward estimates, with a majority of the spend - $25.5 million - in Northern high schools and $22million for the North-West.
Kings Meadows will receive an extra $5 million in refurbishment funds, Prospect will gain $8.5million to modernise and build hospitality facilities, while the urgent call for Riverside has been answered with $12 million.
But most of this funding will not be seen until the 2016-17 financial year, with Riverside having to wait three years for its windfall.
The two Northern special education campuses at Ravenswood and Newstead will merge, with $4.6 million allocated for upgraded school facilities that will include funding from an asset sale.
A total of $77 million of Students First funding will be dispersed immediately, and $21 million of this will only be used for schools with the greatest need.
Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff said every school would receive a minimum 5 per cent increase from Students First, following on from a 5 per cent increase last year.
He said a total of $134 million Students First funding was scheduled over six years, with $98million for state schools and $36million for independent and Catholic schools.
Some of this funding would head to the $17 million parent engagement literacy and numeracy program for kinder to year 2 pupils.
Funding for kindergarten to year 12 has increased by $12.5million, with an injection from Gonski and the already promised year 11-12 extension and school nurse funding.
