MESSAGE FROM TASMANIA’S EDUCATION MINISTER
Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmanian Minister for Education and Training
THE start of every school year is an exciting time for students, parents, teachers and principals, with so much anticipation for what 2018 will bring.
I extend an especially warm welcome to our newest enrolments as they embark on their school adventure at Kindergarten.
It is great to know they are entering an education system that is going from strength to strength and that, as our next generation of Tasmanians, they can look forward to an excellent education to Year 12 and beyond to a brighter future.
We are preparing students for an ever-changing workforce.
What the workforce looks like now will no doubt be very different to when our youngest students finish.
The vision of a re-elected Hodgman Liberal Government is to lead the nation in education.
By extending high schools to Year 11 and 12, we are helping more students than ever before finish Year 12 and go on to reach their career goals, whatever they might be.
We have committed to extend all high schools to Years 11-12 by 2022, investing an additional $30.5 million to help make it work, with collaborative partnerships such as those already happening with great success between high schools and Rosny College on Hobart’s Eastern Shore.
We are working with the education community to continue lifting educational outcomes for all students by supporting them to learn, with more literacy and numeracy specialists and support staff than ever.
We have reintroduced school nurses who, alongside speech pathologists, psychologists, and social workers, work with students to help them reach their full potential at school and improve their future education and employment prospects.
Once again I thank our principals, teachers and support staff for their ongoing commitment and dedication, and I wish everyone the very best for a successful and rewarding 2018 school year.