Luke Simpkins (Cowan, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Recently, the Western Australian Education Awards finalists for 2015 were announced. The Western Australian Education Awards honour and reward the very best teachers, leaders and support staff in public schools across the state, as well as the schools themselves. This year, as in all years, schools and teachers within the electorate of Cowan are well-represented.

The WA Premier's Primary Teacher of the Year finalists from Cowan include Sandra Dias—whom I have known for many years—the deputy principal and a great teacher at Greenwood Primary School and Alessandra Morrone from Ashdale Primary School.

The WA Premier's Secondary Teacher of the Year finalists from Cowan include Rebecca Lazarus from Woodvale Secondary College and Shaloni Naik from Ashdale Secondary College. Again, Shaloni is someone I have known and worked with for some time.

The WA Beginning Teacher of the Year finalists include Alexandra Myer from Ashdale Secondary College. It is good to see her there, and I wish her all the best. The WA Education Assistant of the Year finalist is Lynda Bailey from Wanneroo Primary School, another good primary school within Cowan. I hope Lynda does very well. Finally, for the WA Primary School of the Year one of the four finalists was South Ballajura Education Support Centre. Education support centres look after the needs of children with a range of disabilities. Cheryl Lennox is the principal there.