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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2025-05-15T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Eyre High School Zone</name>
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          <heading>Eyre High School Zone</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49" uid="741223a4a7e0420aa2d3484ef83bef84" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2025-05-15T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="431">
            <name>Eyre High School Zone</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-05-16T00:00:00+09:30" />
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            <timeStamp time="2025-05-16T00:00:00+09:30" />431 <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49" uid="741223a4a7e0420aa2d3484ef83bef84">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) </by>().1 April 2025).  Can the Minister for Education advise—</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Will Eyre High School have a zoning boundary? If so what will the boundaries be?</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;When will the public be informed about the zoning for Eyre High School?</inserted>
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          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;Will Riverlea residents be zoned for Eyre High School?</inserted>
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          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;Are there plans for additional schools in Riverlea to accommodate the growing population in the northern suburbs?</inserted>
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          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;What road infrastructure upgrades are planned as part of Eyre High School's development? Will this include Andrews Road, Womma Road, and surrounding areas?</inserted>
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          <inserted>6.&amp;#x9;With an estimated capacity of 1,300 students, has forecasting been conducted to determine when Eyre High School is expected to reach capacity?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="5413" referenceid="07ef1306959a44c38acfb7dce9a031db" uid="479b1af1a3c34b4d9eec877b17292a51" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. BOURKE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Autism</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing</name>
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          <question date="2025-05-15T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="431">
            <name>Eyre High School Zone</name>
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            <by role="member" id="5413" referenceid="07ef1306959a44c38acfb7dce9a031db" uid="479b1af1a3c34b4d9eec877b17292a51">The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Autism, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing):</by>  The Minister for Education, Training and Skills has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The Department for Education may establish or review a school zone when a boundary change is required to realign local areas, for example when new schools are built. This also occurred under the former Liberal government. </inserted>
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          <inserted>The timeframe for completion of zoning changes for the new and neighbouring schools will allow adequate lead-in time for families.</inserted>
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          <inserted>Proposed zone boundaries are drawn with the aim of matching the forecast number of students living within each zone with the capacity (size) of each school. Wherever possible, access for students getting to a local school along major transport corridors is taken into consideration.</inserted>
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          <inserted>Future school infrastructure decisions will be guided by changing demographics and demand and based on the principles outlined in the 20-Year Infrastructure Plan for Public Education and Care, introduced by the Malinauskas Labor government. This approach makes investment based on need. </inserted>
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          <inserted>The Department for Education will be responsible for upgrading the road interface to the north at Petherton Road and to the east at Andrews Road including road edging, footpaths etc. </inserted>
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          <inserted>The Department for Education is also investigating traffic design options for pedestrian crossings.</inserted>
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        <text id="20250515d92fa9e4908a402380000643">
          <inserted>I am advised the adjacent developer to the east (AV Jennings) has committed to:</inserted>
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            <inserted>upgrading the intersection of Andrews and Petherton roads. </inserted>
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            <inserted>upgrading Andrews Road between Womma Road and Petherton road, including straightening the intersection at Andrews and Petherton roads. </inserted>
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          <inserted>I am also advised the City of Playford have identified an upgrade to the intersection of Andrews Road and Womma Road is required to be undertaken by the developer. </inserted>
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        <text id="20250515d92fa9e4908a402380000647">
          <inserted>Forecasts of unmet enrolment demand informed with decision to fund the new high school. </inserted>
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