One stop spot set for young students

THE next generation of young learners in the Gordon area will soon be able to do their early learning closer to home thanks to funding from the State Government.

Kindergarten facilities are set to arrive at Gordon Primary School in time for term one in 2026, with the institution to share in cash through the $14 billion Best Start, Best Life program.

Member for Eureka, Michaela Settle announced the development on Monday morning and said the kinder addition will keep kids learning in Gordon.

“It’s going to be co-located at the primary school and this is going to mean so much to families,” she said.

“Having been a mother who’s done the pickup and drop-off, when you’re going from kinder to schools, it eats up your time, so it’s being able to bring your children to their primary school and kinder at once.

“It also creates a community spirit and those younger children through kinder will get a sense of what it will be like to progress.”

With 140 students currently enrolled at Gordon Primary School, the kindergarten facilities will cater for up to 119 young learners.

Principal Russel Cowan said a co-located kindergarten is a massive boost for the community.

“It’s about parent pickup and drop-off being simpler, the transition to school being easier, kindergarten partnerships being smoother,” he said.

“It’s a positive for the whole community. This has been needed for many years now, and with the growth coming to Gordon, it’ll be very handy.

“Currently, our parents have to go to Ballan or Wallace, travelling out of town, so to have a central kindergarten will be a real plus.”