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Shirley Smith School, ACT’s 91st public school, opens in 2024

Canberra’s 91st public school, opening next year, honours Shirley Smith, a Wiradjuri woman and prominent activist.

Margaret Hendry School expansion complete

The expanded Margaret Hendry School can now accommodate up to 600 additional students from kindergarten to year 6.

More preschool sessions for Canberra Aboriginal children

From the start of 2024, the ACT Government will expand the number of sessions available at three of its five Koori Preschools.

The game is afoot: More ACT Government funding for football

The ACT Government will provide more funding for Canberra Football and Capital Football, and the DA for Throsby Home of Football is approved.

ACT teachers endorse enterprise agreement

Public school teachers have endorsed the proposed ACT Public Sector Education Directorate (Teaching Staff) Enterprise Agreement 2023‑2026.

ACT Budget: ‘Biggest ever investment’ in early childhood

The ACT Budget will contain Canberra’s biggest ever investment in early childhood education: more than $50 million over the next four years.

ACT’s biggest investment in public school infrastructure

A second college for Gungahlin is at the centre of the biggest ever infrastructure investment in ACT public schools.

$22 million for Canberra public schools

The ACT Government has allocated more than $22 million for 2023-24 to improve infrastructure at 37 Canberra public schools.

Seven new members of ACT Youth Advisory Council

Seven diverse young Canberrans will advise the ACT Government on young people’s aspirations, needs and concerns.

ACT public school enrolments open for 2024

ACT public school enrolments from preschool to year 12 open today for the 2024 school year - including at a new East Gungahlin school.

ACT provides free abortions in national first

The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to fund free abortions for all Canberra women. From today, MSI Australia’s Canberra clinic will provide free medical abortions up to nine weeks gestation...

ACT Youth Week celebrates young Canberrans’ contributions

ACT Youth Week (14 to 24 April) celebrates and recognises the contributions that young Canberrans make to their peers and community.

Canberra’s new dragon boating facility to be built by the end of the year

Dragon boating will soon have a new home in Canberra. A facility will be built at Grevillea Park, on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin.

More public housing in Canberra’s inner north

Twenty-one new public housing dwellings have been built in Dickson, replacing six properties built in the 1960s.

Canberra sports fields staying open for winter training

The ACT Government will keep 20 sports fields open during the two-week maintenance period so Canberrans can train before the winter season.

New entertainment hub and cheaper food at GIO Stadium

A new all-weather entertainment hub will open at GIO Stadium , while football fans will henceforward pay less for food at matches.

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