Jennie-Marie Gorman thinks “the gap” is widening for public school children and that’s why the Australian Education Union is calling for a commitment for all classrooms to be brought up to scratch.

South Australia has a clear problem. Too many students are learning in facilities that are outdated, unsafe, or simply unfit for contemporary education.

The solution is just as clear. We need a minimum infrastructure standard for every public preschool, school, and TAFE site. And the responsibility sits with the next government to commit to auditing every site against that standard in its upcoming term, then bringing all sites up to scratch in the term after.

If we want a fair and prosperous future, it has to start with the places where learning happens.

Walk into any public education site, and you’ll find a community in motion. Young children practising new words, teenagers testing ideas, and adult learners building skills for their next chapter. Public education isn’t just a network of buildings. It’s the work of........

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