The Weekly Times - TWT - 15th August 2018

8 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 15 August, 2018
education
Boronia Park School hosts
Education Week activities
Boronia Park Public School celebrated Education Week with a variety
of activities.
The school has a number
of creative arts
groups that performed
during the week.
Boronia Park Public School
Congratulations
NEW PARENT
INFORMATION EVENING
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST
7PM IN THE SCHOOL HALL
The junior boys dance
troupe (pictured) showcased
an exciting dance
routine. Parents were
welcomed into classrooms
on Tuesday evening
to enjoy the vibrant
rooms.
The students were
keen to show their parents
their class work.
Visiting author Ursula
Dubosarsky delivered
an entertaining presentation
to all students in
the library.
Shock figures reveal our schools at breaking point
Two local schools have reached full capacity and six others are being pushed to breaking point,
according to figures released this week by City of Ryde Mayor Jerome Laxale.
The figures obtained
under the Freedom of
Information Act reveal
that Eastwood Heights
Public School and Eastwood
Public School have
reached full capacity with
North Ryde Public School,
Truscott Street Public
School and Epping Boys
High up to 94 per cent of
capacity.
Meadowbank Public
School has reached 88
per cent with Ryde Public
School at 85 per cent and
Marsden High School at
73 per cent.
Mayor Laxale said he
released the figures to
show why he opposes
a proposal by Ryde MP
Victor Dominello to close
Marsden High School and
relocate students to a proposed
new education centre
based at the Meadowbank
TAFE site.
“It makes no sense for
Victor Dominello to shut
down Marsden High and
Meadowbank Public when
schools in Ryde are at or
near capacity,” Mayor Laxale
said.
“Students in Ryde deserve
better than being
crowded in cramped
classrooms or forced to
learn in demountables.
“The Berejiklian Government
has the wrong priorities
when they splash
cash on stadium rebuilds
in Sydney instead of funding
schools in Ryde.”
Mayor Laxale is the Labor
candidate for Ryde
and recently invited Opposition
Leader Luke
Foley and Shadow Education
Minister Jihad Dib to
Marsden High to hear the
concerns of parents.
“We have been facing
increased population
growth in this communities
for some time and the Liberal
government has paid
lip-service to tackling the
issue,” Mr Dib said.
“Students and teachers
need a quality environment
to learn and teach
in instead of cramped and
crowded classrooms.”
He was scepitical that
Mr Dominello’s education
centre would solve the
problem.
“This is a government
that is good at making
promises but the problem
is they just don’t deliver
on them,” he said.
He said Labor’s approach
is different.
“The difference between
Labor and this other lot is
that we will actually build
them instead of just talking
about them because
Labor has committed to
an unprecedented school
building program.
“Labor will plan for new
schools in this growing
community because
we need more schools,
including government,
Catholic and independent
schools.”
Ryde Public School
Sesquicentenary
Celebrations today
Ryde Public School is celebrating 150 years of service to the
Ryde community this week with an Open Day and Art Show today
(Wednesday).
Celebrations start at 1pm with assembly in the quadrangle followed by a tour of
the school, visit to classrooms and viewing of the archives in the Library.
2.30pm Art Show opens in Block C Hall and Main Hall and P & C Barbecue near
the main hall.
3.30pm Performances in Block C Hall.
3.30pm Ryde String Ensemble
3.45pm Ryde School Band
4.00pm Chinese Performance
4.15pm Ryde School Choir
4.30pm Ryde Dance Group
4.45pm Outside on oval
Korean Performances (K-2 then K-Pop)
5.45pm Celebrations conclude
Australia and World’s First Arbor Day was conducted at Ryde Superior Public
School on July 16 1890 when the Governor Lord Carrington and Lady Carrington
visited the school AND LADY Carrington planted he first tree.
SCHOOL CANTEEN LICENCE
Tenders are called for the licence of the School canteen for
the remainder of the school year commencing 15 th October
2018 (Term 4) and for a term of approximately 4 years.
Annual school enrolments will be approximately 1070.
General enquiries and requests for a Tender Information
Package should be referred to:
Mrs Diane Kuman
School Administration Manager
Ph: (02) 9809-4894
Tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked
“Confidential – School Canteen Tender” and send to:
Mrs Cassy Norris
Principal
Ryde Secondary College
5 Malvina Street
RYDE NSW 2112
Tenders close at 3pm on Friday 31 st August 2018
A site visit is available upon request.
All applicants must make themselves familiar
with Clause 2 of the tender offer.