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30 October – 12 November 2012
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Parents want schools review By Mike Hast A GROUP of peninsula parents has started lobbying the state government to improve public secondary schools in the region. The Smarter Schools Peninsula group is worried about the public school system not receiving sufficient resources as children move from primary to secondary level. A population boom on the peninsula combined with more families moving to the area is putting pressure on primary and secondary schools, the group says. A second cause for concern is the high number of parents losing faith in the public system and sending their children to private schools, putting added strain on family budgets with some schools costing up to $20,000 a year for fees alone. Continued Page 8
Poll puts new faces on council Call for change: Rachael Fenselan, with sons Leroy, 3, and Douglas, 5, is one of a group of parents calling on the state government to maintain the integrity of secondary schools on the Mornington Peninsula. Picture: Yanni
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