Member for Murray Austin Evans has today announced the first schools to receive air conditioning under its Cooler Classrooms program, with 60 schools in the Murray electorate set to benefit.
Mr Evans said he was thrilled that so many schools across our electorate will benefit from the program.
“We live in a very hot part of the state and it’s extremely important that our children and teachers can engage together in a comfortable classroom environment,” Mr Evans said.
“I’ve spoken to many people across our vast electorate who have stressed the importance of air conditioning in our classrooms, so I’m thrilled that our electorate is a big winner in the program.
“The Cooler Classrooms Fund is part of the NSW Government’s continued commitment to providing environments where our students and teachers can best succeed”.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes said more than 900 schools would be the first to receive funding under the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government’s record $500 million program – the largest investment of its kind in NSW history.
“We’re thrilled to be delivering on our commitment to provide healthy learning environments in which our students and teachers can thrive, no matter the weather,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“Delivering air conditioning to more schools than ever before is only possible due to the strong economic management of the Liberals & Nationals Government.”
Schools in areas like the Murray electorate – that have an average maximum January temperature of 30 degrees or more – will now automatically receive air conditioning in their classrooms and libraries, while all other schools can apply for funding under the Cooler Classrooms Fund on a needs basis. Previously only schools with an average maximum January temperature of 33 degrees or more were air conditioned.
The first round of applications took place throughout Term 3 this year. A second round will open in the new year.
Mr Stokes said, unlike Labor’s plans, the NSW Liberals & Nationals’ Cooler Classrooms program was both economically and environmentally sustainable.
“We’re installing solar panels and ‘smart systems’ alongside the air conditioning units, so schools can offset their additional energy use and efficiently heat and cool their schools,” he said.
In addition to the hundreds of schools benefiting under the Cooler Classrooms program, air conditioning will be delivered in all new and upgraded schools under the Government’s record $6 billion school building program over the next four years.
“Every one of our 170 new and upgraded schools, including more than 2000 new classrooms, will also receive the new sustainable air conditioning systems,” Mr Stokes said.
The long list of schools that will have their classrooms and libraries air conditioned under round one in Murray are:
- Balranald Central School BALRANALD Murray
- Barham High School BARHAM Murray
- Barham Public School BARHAM Murray
- Barooga Public School BAROOGA Murray
- Beelbangera Public School BEELBANGERA Murray
- Berrigan Public School BERRIGAN Murray
- Blighty Public School BLIGHTY Murray
- Booligal Public School BOOLIGAL Murray
- Bunnaloo Public School BUNNALOO Murray
- Buronga Public School BURONGA Murray
- Carrathool Public School CARRATHOOL Murray
- Clare Public School CLARE Murray
- Coleambally Central School COLEAMBALLY Murray
- Conargo Public School CONARGO Murray
- Coomealla High School COOMEALLA Murray
- Dareton Public School DARETON Murray
- Darlington Point Public School DARLINGTON POINT Murray
- Deniliquin High School DENILIQUIN Murray
- Deniliquin North Public School DENILIQUIN Murray
- Deniliquin South Public School DENILIQUIN Murray
- Edward Public School DENILIQUIN Murray
- Euston Public School EUSTON Murray
- Finley High School FINLEY Murray
- Finley Public School FINLEY Murray
- Gol Gol Public School GOL GOL Murray
- Goolgowi Public School GOOLGOWI Murray
- Gralee School LEETON Murray
- Griffith East Public School GRIFFITH Murray
- Griffith High School GRIFFITH Murray
- Griffith North Public School GRIFFITH Murray
- Griffith Public School GRIFFITH Murray
- Hanwood Public School HANWOOD Murray
- Hay Public School HAY Murray
- Hay War Memorial High School HAY Murray
- Hillston Central School HILLSTON Murray
- Kalinda School GRIFFITH Murray
- Lake Wyangan Public School LAKE WYANGAN Murray
- Leeton High School LEETON Murray
- Leeton Public School LEETON Murray
- Mathoura Public School MATHOURA Murray
- Mayrung Public School MAYRUNG Murray
- Moama Public School MOAMA Murray
- Moulamein Public School MOULAMEIN Murray
- Palinyewah Public School ELLERSLIE Murray
- Parkview Public School LEETON Murray
- Pomona Public School POMONA Murray
- Pooncarie Public School POONCARIE Murray
- Rankins Springs Public School RANKINS SPRINGS Murray
- Tharbogang Public School THARBOGANG Murray
- Tocumwal Public School TOCUMWAL Murray
- Tooleybuc Central School TOOLEYBUC Murray
- Wade High School GRIFFITH Murray
- Wakool Burraboi Public School WAKOOL Murray
- Wamoon Public School LEETON Murray
- Wentworth Public School WENTWORTH Murray
- Whitton-Murrami Public School WHITTON Murray
- Yanco Agricultural High School YANCO Murray
- Yanco Public School YANCO Murray
- Yenda Public School YENDA Murray
- Yoogali Public School YOOGALI Murray
More information can be found at www.schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au.