House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Springbank Secondary College Springbank Secondary College Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Springbank Secondary College Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): My question is to the Minister for Education. Did the minister inform the school leadership at Springbank Secondary College that he was considering initiating a process for closing the school prior to telling a journalist that he was doing so? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: Point of order: that question contained argument and is out of order under standing order 97. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I am going to allow the question, but I am going to ask for the noise to reduce. I am going to allow the question, so I would like to hear the question again, and then I am going to give the minister an opportunity to answer. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you, member for West Torrens. If I do, I will get back to you. Can I have the question again? The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Minister for Education The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (14:33): I am happy to answer the question. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You have the question. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: I spoke to the school principal on Tuesday. I answered a journalist's questions on Wednesday. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Members on my left, I have allowed the question. Mr Malinauskas House of Assembly Mr Malinauskas: What about the answer? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, well, you might not like the answer, but that's irrelevant.