SKY High models and demonstrates the kind of civil behaviour in political activism that I hope my children will appreciate as they get older. I've joined the Working Group because I believe the collaborative and dialogic approach we have taken with the Government will result in positive outcomes that we can all be proud of. This kind of public engagement is a better way of doing politics.

Date of Posting: 08 July 2010
Posted By: Ron Lubensky
Seddon

Local to me is somewhere my children can ride to, walk to, get to under their own steam - safely. Our local secondary school is in fact five kilometres from our house, along busy roads and truck routes, but no bike paths.

Date of Posting: 22 June 2009
Posted By: Terri (surname not given)
Yarraville

With over 30 children in our street, nearly every family is sending their children to a different high school. It feels like we're the forgotten suburbs when it comes to secondary education, which is ironic, given that there are 8 qualified teachers in our street.

Date of Posting: 10 June 2009
Posted By: Sarah/Paul Tartakover/McSherry
Seddon

It’s ok for primary education in the west, but for some reason local secondary education wasn’t considered feasible!? The more I delved into the issue the more stories I heard about families leaving the area when their children were in middle primary years. I was hearing of families reclaiming their lapsed faith so that their children could get into non-government religious schools which offered lower fees. Although for many this decision puts family finances and relationships under pressure. The very idea, for many people, of sending their children to a school that didn’t accurately align with the changed family values puts strain on parents and children.

Date of Posting: 01 June 2009
Posted By: Karen Ingram
Yarraville