Officer Secondary College will receive more than $200,000 from the State Government to ensure students have access to their world-class facilities with essential maintenance works.
Pakenham MP Emma Vulin announced on Wednesday 7 August that Officer Secondary College will receive $213,490.65 of Planned Maintenance Program (PMP) funding to address outcomes of the Ramps Safety Audit Program.
This includes a complete rebuild of five ramps and a partial rebuild of three ramps.
The PMP provides funding to address high-priority maintenance issues across Victoria’s government school network.
Ms Vulin said the State Government is building and upgrading the Education State so every student can access a great local school and a quality education no matter where they live.
“Our local students deserve the best facilities close to home. By upgrading and maintaining our local schools, we are giving young people in Officer the best chance at a quality education,“ she said.
It ensures schools can undertake essential work in classrooms and other school buildings such as fixing roofs and replacing windows, painting, and resurfacing floors, as well as some external works like improving pathways.
Works are determined by a rolling facilities evaluation process, which provides up-to-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of funding.
Since 2014, the State Government has invested $16.9 billion in building new schools and more than 2,200 school upgrades, creating around 26,000 jobs in construction and associated industries.
