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Ipswich state schools set to feel a change in temperature
Twenty-six Ipswich state schools will be included in the next phase of the State Government’s Cooler School Program to rollout air-conditioning across the state.
The State Government on Monday announced it would bring forward $50 million in funding for the program, allowing more schools to be air-conditioned sooner.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the rollout was about giving students the best learning environments possible.
“For our students and teachers, the classroom is where they spend most of their day,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
“We want all Queensland students to learn in a comfortable and cool environment.”
Education Minister Grace Grace said an audit of every school outside the ‘Cooler Schools Zone’, expected to be completed by the end of the year, identified the schools set to cool down.
“This announcement will ensure classrooms in places like Charleville, Gympie and Ipswich will now be air-conditioned, along with schools in our hottest suburbs in Brisbane,” she said.
As with previous Cooler Schools Program, the schools selected were identified using heat discomfort data, using a combination of the highest average apparent temperature data and the highest number of school days in term one and term four above 30°C.
Spaces including classrooms, libraries and staff rooms will be air conditioned as part of the program rollout.
The 26 Ipswich state schools set to cool down in the latest rollout are:
Amberley District State School
Brassall State School
Bremer State High School
Bundamba State Secondary College
Bundamba State School
Camira State School
Collingwood Park State School
Fernbrooke State School
Goodna Special School
Goodna State School
Grandchester State School
Ipswich Central State School
Ipswich East State School
Ipswich North State School
Ipswich Special School
Ipswich State High School
Leichhardt State School
Redbank Plains State High School
Redbank Plains State School
Raceview State School
Richlands East State School
Silkstone State School
Springfield Central State High School
Springfield Central State School
Springfield Lakes State School
WoodLinks State School
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Source: Ipswich First (Ipswich City Council) — CC BY 4.0.