Strike forces 95 schools to close

A protest rally over education funding cuts in September. Source: News Limited

EDUCATION Minister Peter Collier has revealed that 95 WA schools will close because of Tuesday's teachers' strike.

At a press conference this afternoon, Mr Collier revealed the extent of the fallout from the planned rally and slammed the action as "political", "unnecessary" and "irresponsible".

The 95 schools include 55 primary schools, 22 high or district high schools, 15 education support centres and three remote schools. About half of those were in the metropolitan area and the other half in country areas, including a "significant number" in the Pilbara.

Mr Collier described the rally – a "complete disruption" to the public education system – as "political opportunism" by unions just days before the April 5 WA Senate election re-run.

"I want to say at the outset I am extremely disappointed that the strike is going ahead," he said.

"Quite frankly, I think it is political, I think it is unnecessary and I think it's irresponsible. We have an excellent public education system - we have the best resourced schools and students of any state in the nation. We pay our teachers better than any other teacher of any state in the nation.

Education Minister Peter Collier.

"It's about one in eight schools at this stage (that will be affected on Tuesday). That is a disruption to students, which is simply unneccesarry."

He said the strike was "unlawful" because there was no industrial basis for the strike action.

"If the three unions involved and the Save our Schools organisation felt so compelled to engage in industrial action, they could have done it during the school vacation," he said.

Teachers from across the state will walk off the job on Tuesday in protest against controversial education cuts.

The planned Community Day of Action, organised by an alliance of the State School Teachers Union, United Voice and parent group SOS, follows a mass rally involving about 15,000 educators and parents in September when more than 60 schools were closed.

Premier Colin Barnett has previously said he did not believe the state's teachers truly supported another strike but would follow the lead of their union.

The strike will start at Langley Park at 10am on Tuesday followed by a march up St Georges Terrace to Parliament House, with speeches starting at 12pm.

Mr Collier said teachers who did not attend school on Tuesday would have their pay docked, and students who did not attend schools that remained opened on Tuesday would face having a "unauthorised absence" marked next to their names.

THE SCHOOLS AUTHORISED TO CLOSE ON TUESDAY:

Goldfields Education Region

Coolgardie Primary School

Menzies Community School

Ngaanyatjarra Lands School (Wingellina Campus only)

O'Connor Education Support Centre

O'Connor Primary School

Ravensthorpe District High School

Kimberley Education Region

Jungdranung Remote Community School

Mid West Education Region

Bluff Point Primary School

Carnarvon Community College (Marmion Street Campus only)

Holland Street School

John Willcock College

Mt Tarcoola Primary School

Mullewa District High School

Waggrakine Primary School

North Metropolitan Education Region

Arbor Grove Primary School

Bambara – Padbury Community Kindergarten

Belridge Education Support Centre

Davallia Primary School

Dianella Heights Primary School

Duncraig Senior High School

Eddystone Primary School

Gidgegannup Primary School

Helena Valley Primary School

Inglewood Primary School

Joondalup Education Support Centre

Joondalup Primary School

Kinross College

Lockridge Primary School

Moorditj Noongar Community College

Mundaring Primary School

Roseworth Education Support Centre

Swan View Senior High School

Wanneroo Senior High School

Yanchep District High School

Pilbara Education Region

Baler Primary School

Cassia Primary School

Cassia Education Support Centre

Karratha Primary School

Newman Primary School

Newman Senior High School

Port Hedland Primary School

South Hedland Primary School

Tambrey Primary School

Wickham Primary School

South Metropolitan Education Region

Armadale Education Support Centre

Belmont Primary School

Bertram Primary School

Bull Creek Primary School

Bungaree Primary School

Cannington Community Education Support Centre

Carcoola Primary School

Castlereagh School

Cloverdale Primary School

Coolbellup Learning Centre

East Waikiki Primary School

Fremantle Primary School

Kalamunda Primary School Education Support Centre

Kardinya Primary School

Kelmscott Primary School

Kensington Secondary School

Kenwick School

Lathlain Primary School

Leda Education Support Centre

Maida Vale Primary School

Malibu School

Meadow Spring Education Support Centre

Medina Primary School

North Dandalup Primary School

Safety Bay Senior High School

Samson Primary School

Southern River College

Success Primary School

Walliston Primary School

Westfield Park Primary School

Wilson Primary School

Winterfold Primary School

Yule Brook College

South West Education Region

Allanson Primary School

Amaroo Primary School

Borden Primary School

Bridgetown High School

Collie Senior High School

Maidens Park Primary School

Manjimup Education Support Centre

Nannup District High School

Northcliffe District High School

South Bunbury Primary School

Spencer Park Education Support Centre

Wheatbelt Education Region

Avonvale Education Support Centre

East Narrogin Primary School

Kellerberrin District High School

Narrogin Primary School

Southern Cross District High School

Toodyay District High School

Wongan Hills District High School

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