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BOILER HOUSE 3 BITES THE DUST
MIND THE GAP By TOM GANNON
THE Hazelwood Health Study has found the 2014 Hazelwood Mine fire had a significant impact on school aged children in the area at the time. The study’s research used NAPLAN data from Morwell school students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 to determine the impact the mine fire had on academic
results at the time and in the years following the fire. The mine fire was recognised as one of the most significant air quality incidents in Victoria’s history. The study found that in the year following the mine fire, major academic interruptions across all NAPLAN domains were evident in the highly
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exposed Morwell schools, compared to the Victorian regional average. This evidence equated to a three to four month gap in educational attainment. Research shows that Morwell students had their educational progress significantly impacted four to five years after the fire. Hazelwood Health Study co-principal investigator Dr Matthew Carroll said
this gap appeared to be returning to normal seven years later. “The trajectory we got from the study shows us that in general, the results of those students most effected have been coming back to where they would’ve been and the issues highlighted by the study are correcting themselves,” he said. Continued on page 4
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