Education-Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne

Eastern metropolitan map

 

The Eastern Metropolitan region extends from Melbourne's inner eastern suburbs of Bulleen and Doncaster, north across the Yarra River to Lower Plenty and Eltham, and across to Bayswater, Croydon and Ferntree Gully in the east below the Dandenong Ranges. The most southerly suburb is Rowville.

Some of the local schools where the Brumby Government is taking action include:

 

1.

Upgraded local schools include Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Wheelers Hill Secondary College and Lilydale High School.

2.

Supporting local families with a student starting Prep or Year 7 in 2008 are eligible to receive a $300 School Start Bonus voucher, giving students the best possible start to their primary and secondary schooling.

3.

Local schools participating in the ‘Go for your life’ Kitchen Garden Project which promotes healthier lifestyles through greater physical activity and healthy eating includes Burwood Heights Primary School.

4.

Providing the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) to help low-income families meet the costs associated with their child’s education. The combined allowance for each child this year is: $430 for parents or carers of secondary school students; and $215 for parents or carers of primary school students.

 

5.

Re-equip technical and science classrooms at all secondary schools across Victoria.  

6.

Local schools participating in the ‘Go for your life’ Kitchen Garden Project which promotes healthier lifestyles through greater physical activity and healthy eating includes Weeden Heights Primary School.

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