We'd like to let you know a few things that have been going on over the last few months with the Melbourne PARED school project.
In short, we're very much on track for the school to open in 2016. As you know, it will start with a foundation (prep) and grade 1 class. It will be coeducational until the end of grade 2, at which point it will continue on as a girls school.
Donations
We're really excited to announce that, to date, we've received commitments totalling $205,000 in donations! We hope to use this money to purchase land in the coming months.
We also have an ongoing commitment of $20,000 per year in donations for the first few years.
Location
We are avidly searching for a suitable piece of land. We are expanding our sights to include not only Officer, but Beaconsfield, Pakenham, Upper Beaconsfield, Harkaway and Clyde.
Melbourne school principal
The search for a principal has begun! The PARED board in Sydney is actively looking for a suitable appointment, hopefully by the start of next year.
Once this appointment has been made, the formal enrolment process for the school can commence.
Support from Sydney
A PARED subcommittee has been formed in Sydney specifically to assist with the Melbourne project. This committee consists of Frank Monagle, Elizabeth McKeown and Marina Haines.
Frank Monagle was the founding headmaster of both Redfield College, and Wollemi College, where he is currently a member of the Wollemi School Executive. Elizabeth McKeown was a founding parent as well as a teacher and tutor at Tangara School for Girls and has been a member of the PARED board for many years. Marina Haines was the founding principal of Montgrove College and served in that role until the end of 2013.
School registration
We have commenced the formal application process to register our school with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, and we are on track to make the submission later this year.
The PARED School Melbourne Steering Committee
