Tasmanian schools can share in $2 million from today, to help young Tasmanians learn healthy habits early and support future generations to live a healthy, safe and fulfilling life.
Schools can now apply for funding through the Student Health Initiative, which is part of the Government’s Healthy Tasmania Five Year Strategic Plan.
This is another example of government’s commitment to make targeted investments and prioritising students with the greatest need, to provide better outcomes for young Tasmanians.
The initiative will assist schools with the greatest need to partner with community organisations to meet the health and wellbeing needs of the school community, with focus areas including:
Education is a top priority of this Government, that’s why we have reintroduced school nurses, maths and science specialists and literacy and numeracy specialists.
This week, we will make the most significant change yet, when we table the Education Act Bill, which represents the most significant transformation of and investment in early learning in more than half a century.
This includes introducing a new voluntary starting age of four and a half years, to allow earlier access to quality, play-based learning for every Tasmanian child, and increasing the leaving requirements to the completion of year 12 or a Certificate III, or when students turn 18 years of age, whichever occurs first.
Through these changes, we are making the structural change and targeted investment that is necessary to give every Tasmanian a better education and greater opportunities in life.
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