House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time School Amalgamations SCHOOL AMALGAMATIONS Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Heysen Leader of the Opposition SCHOOL AMALGAMATIONS Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): Could I seek a clarification from the minister as a supplementary? I didn't hear the minister respond to the actual substance as to whether 38— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mrs REDMOND House of Assembly Mrs REDMOND: —of the 42 schools actually voted against amalgamation. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The leader will sit down. Minister. The Hon. G. PORTOLESI House of Assembly Hartley Minister for Education and Child Development The Hon. G. PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:21): That's correct. That is absolutely correct. The majority of those schools identified for amalgamation are opposed to them. A number of them have voluntarily decided to amalgamate. I must also say that at the same time the government made this announcement we also put more than I think $27 million on the table for the capital works and redevelopment that are required. I am still considering all of the facts, and that is why it has been very useful for me to visit these schools, to meet with principals, to meet— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. G. PORTOLESI House of Assembly The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: —with teachers and parents—I have always been very pleased when parents have joined the discussion—and of course students. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order!