Bertram Primary School buries memories to benefit future students

5/9/07
Students and staff at the new Bertram Primary School buried a time-capsule today, which was filled with photographs and memorabilia from the school's first days, to celebrate the official opening of the new $8.5million school.
Education and Training Minister Mark McGowan was at the school to officially open its new facilities and help bury the capsule.
"Since opening at the start of the year, Bertram Primary School's student population has grown from 250 to 281 students," Mr McGowan said.
"It's a great example of the brilliant educational facilities on offer in Western Australia; the school's teachers and students are already benefiting from being in such a positive learning environment."
Cockburn MLA Francis Logan said Bertram Primary School was an outstanding new school with state-of-the-art technology.
"Its features include fibre optic cabling, a wireless network, high-speed internet access and electronic 'smart boards'," Mr Logan said.
"This is a fantastic school. It's an enormous boost for the local community."
Bertram Primary School has 13 general classrooms, three pre-primary classrooms, music room, an art and craft room, a library resource centre and a covered assembly area.
It also has a canteen, an administration block, hard courts marked for tennis, netball and basketball and an oval shared with the Town of Kwinana.
The Minister said the Carpenter Government was using the State's strong economy to provide better education facilities for young Western Australians.
"At the last election, we promised to build 39 new schools worth $400million, spend $300million to upgrade existing schools and spend another $300million on school maintenance work," Mr McGowan said.
"We have already built, planned or announced 41 new schools, including 30 new primary schools and 11 new secondary schools."
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