Schools in Gippsland will share in more than $15 million of extra funding in 2016 as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s plan to make Victoria the Education State.

It’s all part of our plan to help kids learn, give parents confidence and provide the resources that teachers need. Under the plan, every single student in every single government School will be better off.

The 2015/16 Victorian Budget was the single biggest injection of education funding in Victorian history by providing almost $4 billion in additional funding to education. We are building and upgrading schools and helping families with the costs of uniforms, glasses, camps, excursions and more.

Our Budget built the foundations of the Education State, but the next step is all about helping our kids learn, giving parents confidence, and giving teachers the resources and skills they need to do what they do best.

The extra support being provided to teachers and principals will be accompanied by a new emphasis on collaboration and accountability, including a set of statewide targets that will help focus on students.

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. We also want more kids to take part in physical activity at school.

This is also about breaking the link between a child’s social and economic background and how well they do at school. Our aim is to significantly reduce the number of kids who drop out of school and training every year.

The additional funding to schools is on top of funds already provided for enrolment growth, indexation and the everyday costs of running a school.

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing

“The Andrews Labor Government is determined to give every kid in Gippsland the best possible opportunity to realise their potential. Every school in Gippsland will be better off under our plan to make Victoria the Education State.”

“After years of cuts under the Coalition, this extra investment will mean better teaching and more resources in Gippsland schools.”

Quotes attributable to Minister for Education, James Merlino

“Over the last few months, thousands of Victorians told us that our schools are ‘good’. They aren’t broken, but we can absolutely make them better.”

Additional funding for schools in Gippsland:

Kurnai College $884,225
Traralgon College $512,907
Morwell Park Primary School $467,230
Pakenham Secondary College $445,345
Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School $439,388
Pakenham Consolidated School $395,126
Lowanna College $374,158
Pakenham Springs Primary School $355,603
Moe (South Street) Primary School $351,967
Wonthaggi North Primary School $335,836
Maffra Secondary College $284,547
Drouin Secondary College $276,048
Guthridge Primary School $255,975
Churchill North Primary School $248,751
Leongatha Secondary College $243,741
Bairnsdale Secondary College $243,544
Bairnsdale Primary School $237,720
Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School $223,478
Bairnsdale West Primary School $216,421
Newborough East Primary School $214,206
Koo Wee Rup Secondary College $211,771
Churchill Primary School $211,363
Warragul Primary School $201,607
Drouin Primary School $194,467
Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon) $187,859
Korumburra Primary School $183,415
Lakes Entrance Secondary College $183,060
Moe (Albert Street) Primary School $178,194
Cowes Primary School $175,020
Lucknow Primary School $170,619
Orbost Secondary College $169,327
Lakes Entrance Primary School $165,859
Warragul North Primary School $164,714
Yarram Primary School $164,678
Morwell Primary School $164,171
Bass Valley Primary School $164,133
Araluen Primary School $162,892
Trafalgar High School $158,273
Wonthaggi Secondary College $148,096
Yallourn North Primary School $144,240
Korumburra Secondary College $141,304
Moe Primary School $140,461
Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School $139,016
Wonthaggi Primary School $130,865
Warragul Regional College $129,853
Koo Wee Rup Primary School $127,227
Commercial Road Primary School – Morwell $124,630
Leongatha Primary School $123,873
Maffra Primary School $113,106
Heyfield Primary School $111,454
Tobruk Street Primary School – Morwell $110,178
Newborough Primary School $106,519
Pakenham Lakeside Primary School $105,855
Cardinia Primary School $96,961
Yarram Secondary College $96,487
Wurruk Primary School $95,146
Orbost Primary School $92,965
Baringa Special School $90,704
Officer Secondary College (interim name) $88,804
Mirboo North Secondary College $88,379
Warragul & District Specialist School $88,243
Trafalgar Primary School $87,651
Clyde Primary School $86,099
Nambrok Denison Primary School $81,251
Drouin South Primary School $71,899
Toorloo Arm Primary School $70,834
Rosedale Primary School $69,840
Lang Lang Primary School $69,397
Tarwin Valley Primary School $68,705
South Gippsland Secondary College $67,079
Tyers Primary School $62,856
Drouin West Primary School $57,898
Lindenow Primary School $57,806
Newhaven Primary School $54,656
Newmerella Primary School $54,462
East Gippsland Specialist School $50,504
Longwarry Primary School $49,256
Stratford Primary School $47,171
Bass Coast Specialist School $46,285
Bruthen Primary School $45,786
Sale Primary School $41,336
Boisdale Consolidated School $41,318
Latrobe Special Developmental School $40,939
Nar Nar Goon Primary School $40,636
Rawson Primary School $39,115
Nowa Nowa Primary School $39,078
Bunyip Primary School $38,677
Inverloch Primary School $37,578
Cann River P-12 College $35,637
Neerim South Primary School $34,299
Bayles Regional Primary School $32,031
Mirboo North Primary School $31,797
Thorpdale Primary School $31,329
Lindenow South Primary School $29,002
Darnum Primary School $28,786
Nilma Primary School $27,899
Loch Sport Primary School $27,407
Foster Primary School $25,727
Yarragon Primary School $23,064
Toongabbie Primary School $23,060
San Remo Primary School $21,305
Glengarry Primary School $19,887
Eagle Point Primary School $19,825
Lardner and District Primary School $19,474
Alberton Primary School $18,370
Paynesville Primary School $17,922
Woodside Primary School $17,576
Narracan Primary School $16,747
Omeo Primary School $16,497
Garfield Primary School $16,218
Sale Specialist School $16,188
Briagolong Primary School $15,910
Tambo Upper Primary School $14,927
Poowong Consolidated School $14,432
Swan Reach Primary School $13,989
Nyora Primary School $13,372
Swifts Creek P-12 School $11,268
Longford Primary School $11,230
Labertouche Primary School $11,093
Welshpool and District Primary School $10,916
Mallacoota P-12 College $10,903
Yinnar Primary School $10,695
Hazelwood North Primary School $10,406
Orbost North Primary School $10,019
Nicholson Primary School $9,685
Metung Primary School $9,487
Clifton Creek Primary School $9,367
Boolarra Primary School $9,287
Willow Grove Primary School $9,230
Ellinbank Primary School $9,083
Cowwarr Primary School $8,772
Toora Primary School $8,690
South Gippsland Specialist School $8,036
Powlett River Primary School $7,950
Buln Buln Primary School $7,805
Yinnar South Primary School $7,141
Gormandale And District Primary School $6,674
Buchan Primary School $5,841
Loch Primary School $5,781
Traralgon South Primary School $5,492
Cobains Primary School $5,203
Airly Primary School $5,000
Bona Vista Primary School $5,000
Bundalaguah Primary School $5,000
Devon North Primary School $5,000
Fish Creek and District Primary School $5,000
Goongerah Tubbut P–8 College $5,000
Jindivick Primary School $5,000
Kongwak Primary School $5,000
Marlo Primary School $5,000
Neerim District Rural Primary School $5,000
Neerim District Secondary College $5,000
Noojee Primary School $5,000
Noorinbee Primary School $5,000
Nungurner Primary School $5,000
Ripplebrook Primary School $5,000
Sale College $5,000
Seaspray Primary School $5,000
Tanjil South Primary School $5,000
Tarwin Lower Primary School $5,000

Total $15,307,847