The federal government has launched an education review in a bid to improve outcomes for regional, rural and remote students not just at school, but also as they go on to further studies, training and employment.
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Member for Wannon Dan Tehan called for Wannon educators, students, families, employers and the local community to make their views known to the review which would “hear stories and feedback about regional and rural education from across the country”.
“The Coalition is committed to giving Australians the opportunities they need to succeed, no matter where they live or what their circumstances,” Mr Tehan said.
“I’ve heard the success stories, the concerns and suggestions about regional education from parents doing the school drop off around Hamilton, from businesses in Warrnambool looking for the right people to hire, and from young people in Maryborough who’ve been off to one of the capital cities to study and returned home,” he said.
“I call on Wannon’s education community, families, employer groups and the philanthropic sector to take part in this review process because your input and suggestions will help shape the future of education in regional and rural Australia.”
Federal education minister Simon Birmingham said the independent review would be led by Emeritus Professor John Halsey from Flinders University.
Mr Birmingham said better policy was needed “to encourage ambition among our country students”.
He said regional and remote students made up 26.4 percent of the population. But only 18.8 per cent of domestic undergraduate students at universities in 2016 were from regional areas.
