Growing schools in the Hunter are fast running out of space

Helen Gregory
February 27 2021 - 9:00am
Concerned: Belinda Schasser, with son Mason. She said Fern Bay Public School's facilities didn't reflect its great students, staff and community feel. "We've got fabulous teachers who do an amazing job with our kids and I can't fault them at all, but you don't know that when you're walking into the school," she said. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Concerned: Belinda Schasser, with son Mason. She said Fern Bay Public School's facilities didn't reflect its great students, staff and community feel. "We've got fabulous teachers who do an amazing job with our kids and I can't fault them at all, but you don't know that when you're walking into the school," she said. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

BELINDA Schasser said before her son Mason joined Fern Bay Public School, it had 27 students. This year, she said, it has 140.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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