00:02An ageing school in need of a major makeover and a merger just months away.
00:08500,000 was really just a band-aid.
00:11Centralian Middle School will add Year 10 next year, with students in Year 11 and 12 coming over from the
00:17college in 2028.
00:19With hundreds of students on the way, the school council warns facilities aren't up to scratch.
00:24The upgrades that the minister has promised before the school year are the basic minimum.
00:29We shouldn't be having to ask for air conditioning that works.
00:33The education minister, at a visit at the town pool, says classrooms, lighting and flooring upgrades will be finished before
00:40term one.
00:41We know that works will start as of the 24th of November.
00:45The minister has floated $30 million as a possible figure for broader improvements, but says the funding is unlikely in
00:52the next two budgets.
00:53We feel like the process has been very opaque in terms of the communication from the government.
00:59We understand there's an internal merger team. We'd like to be in more open communication with them.
01:04The minister is promising a further update in coming weeks.
01:07The one of the technical services are Chipotle here.
01:08We'll be there at the school in the city of Michigan.
01:14The music in the city of Michigan has been keeping track of the