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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (Photo: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 25, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government announced on Monday it will fast track its school air-conditioning program with work beginning on more schools over the summer school holidays.<\/p>\n

The decision means 260 more schools across southern Queensland – including 19 in the South Burnett – will receive air-conditioning.<\/p>\n

Spaces that will be air-conditioned under the program include classrooms, libraries and staff rooms.<\/p>\n

The funding is part of a $100 million commitment announced in the last Budget which was to be spent over four years but has now been accelerated.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy government is fast-tracking $50 million to give hundreds of schools the opportunity to start air conditioning their classrooms over the summer school holidays which will also support hundreds of local jobs and thousands of apprentice hours, ”\u00a0Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy fast-tracking this funding, work that had been planned in future years can begin now, providing a valuable boost to our economy.<\/p>\n

The Premier said the State Government wanted all Queensland students to learn in a comfortable and cool environment.<\/p>\n

Education Minister Grace Grace said an audit had identified the schools to be air-conditioned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We already air-condition every classroom in north, central and western Queensland,” Ms Grace said.<\/p>\n

The latest round of schools have been selected using heat discomfort data, which uses a combination of the highest average apparent temperature data and the highest number of school days in Term 1 and Term 4 above 30 degrees celsius.<\/p>\n

In the South Burnett, the schools that will benefit are:<\/strong><\/p>\n