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Inquiry will look into reopening shut schools

By flynn ⋅ February 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The ACT Legislative Assembly will today announce an inquiry into the Government’s decision to close 23 schools across Canberra. The Assembly’s Standing Committee on Education, Training and Youth Affairs will review the Government’s controversial Towards 2020 policy that prompted the mass closures in the 2006-07 budget.

Community asks for childcare at Flynn

By flynn ⋅ February 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The John Flynn Community Group is lobbying for part of the Flynn Primary School to be opened up for much needed community childcare. With a severe shortage of childcare places in the area, the community has proposed that the ACT government open the doors at Flynn so that a section of the school can be used for this purpose while discussions continue about the remainder.

Childcare needed at Flynn

By flynn ⋅ January 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The ACT Greens called for the Government to support the establishment of childcare facilities at Flynn Primary school site.

Education Act to be amended

By flynn ⋅ December 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

ACT Greens, Meredith Hunter, tabled a bill in the Legislative Assembly to amend the school closure provisions of the Education Act, saying that “any decision to close, amalgamate, or consider closing a government school are made in a rigorous, thoughtful and transparent manner

Flynn friends’ Christmas party by the Lake

By flynn ⋅ December 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Flynn families, school students (past and present) and friends are invited to a Christmas catch-up by Lake Ginninderra on Sunday 14 December.

The great school sell-off: schools closed for the land

By flynn ⋅ November 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

An article on the Save our Schools website shows the evidence for the Stanhope Government closing schools to sell off the land. The value of Flynn’s land is mentioned as targeting the preschool for closure as early as 1998.

League tables used in ACT school closures

By flynn ⋅ October 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

According to an article on the Save our Schools website, there is strong evidence that the results from student literacy and numeracy testing, were used in the 2006 school closures.

Nine months on – school closures still cut deep

By admin ⋅ September 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Since the closure of our local Primary School, our son Andrew (not real name) has been riding his bike a much longer distance to another school. On his ride recently, two teenagers smashed a bottle near him, picked up large pieces of the bottle chased him and threatened to get him. Fortunately he was able […]