Mr Debus said SLC is delivering an important phase of the Rudd Government’s $14.7 billion Building the Education Revolution.

Oberon School will also receive a large grant under the program with $920,000 for a Language Centre.

Portland and Oberon are the only schools in the Macquarie Electorate to have funding approved in the current round.

“It is wonderful to see our local schools and our local community benefit from the Government’s huge investment in much needed new school buildings,” he said.

“This important element of BER will deliver much needed funding to secondary schools that have demonstrated their school’s disadvantage and need through a competitive process.”

Projects under SLC will provide schools with access to modern facilities with leading edge technologies in their own learning spaces. Construction of these projects will commence quickly, providing immediate support for jobs.

“[This] announcement is another big step in delivering the Building the Education Revolution, a key element of the Government’s $42 billion Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan,” he said.

“By investing in our local schools, the Rudd Government is helping to keep local contractors, tradespeople, truck drivers and small businesses working during these difficult days.”

The government is undertaking the largest school modernisation program in Australia’s history to support local jobs, stimulate every local economy and invest in important long-term infrastructure.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is working with education authorities in relation to a number of other applications from schools which are yet to be finalise the costings for their projects.

A further announcement will be made when this process has been completed.

Applications for round three of Primary Schools for the 21st Century close on July 10, and will see all remaining eligible Australian schools receive funding.

Building the Education Revolution is a key element of the government’s $42 billion Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan to support jobs, stimulate local economies and invest in important infrastructure for the long-term.

A full list of successful schools and their planned projects are available at: www.buildingtheeducationrevolutio n.gov.au or at: www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au