Resolved by the House 10 April 2002, 3rd Session, Minutes No. 9, Item 21 That General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 inquire into and report on the
circumstances, processes, effects and short and long term consequences of the
proposed closure and restructuring of government schools in inner Sydney,
especially the closure of Hunters Hill High School, and in particular:
the validity, relevance and veracity of the demographic and other evidence
advanced or used in support of the proposed restructuring,
the effectiveness and integrity of the public consultation processes used to
develop the plan and to determine the closures of the schools,
the accuracy and probity of the asset valuation process and the implications of
conducting it before any assessment of educational needs was completed,
the role and functioning of the School Closure Committee and the validity of
its findings,
the risk to the future provision of school education arising from the loss of
education sites in inner Sydney area,
the impact of state government funding policies, enrolment policies and
investment infrastructure for public school on the attractiveness of public
schools,
the impacts on availability of local comprehensive public education as an
option for residents of inner Sydney,
the impacts on the educational and social needs of children and young people
with high welfare needs, and
the development of appropriate measures to ensure that children forced to move
schools are not disadvantaged.
That the Committee report by 27 June 2002
That General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 inquire into and report on the
circumstances, processes, effects and short and long term consequences of the
proposed closure and restructuring of government schools in inner Sydney,
especially the closure of Hunters Hill High School, and in particular:
the validity, relevance and veracity of the demographic and other evidence
advanced or used in support of the proposed restructuring,
the effectiveness and integrity of the public consultation processes used to
develop the plan and to determine the closures of the schools,
the accuracy and probity of the asset valuation process and the implications of
conducting it before any assessment of educational needs was completed,
the role and functioning of the School Closure Committee and the validity of
its findings,
the risk to the future provision of school education arising from the loss of
education sites in inner Sydney area,
the impact of state government funding policies, enrolment policies and
investment infrastructure for public school on the attractiveness of public
schools,
the impacts on availability of local comprehensive public education as an
option for residents of inner Sydney,
the impacts on the educational and social needs of children and young people
with high welfare needs, and
the development of appropriate measures to ensure that children forced to move
schools are not disadvantaged.
That the Committee report by 27 June 2002