In the election hot seat: What are the candidates' education commitments?

Here, we find out what the candidates' commitments are to boosting education in the Upper Lachlan Shire.

Education in Goulburn will be getting an enormous boost over the next four years under a Liberals and Nationals Government.

We’ve committed to record investment in new schools and classrooms, wiping out the maintenance backlog in every Goulburn electorate and providing before and after school care in all public primary schools.

Labor has committed record amounts to public education where we will fund schools to the Gonski standard, replace ageing demountables and invest $7.4 billion to build and upgrade 204 schools across NSW.

This commitment will ensure classrooms are air-conditioned, demountables are replaced and students have access to state-of-the-art facilities.

Simplifying the curriculum to concentrate on core education and remove fashionable add-ons; ensure the best teachers are recruited and promoted, all based on merit; and ensure teachers who are the most successful are rewarded properly financially.

Public education as a priority for government funding; transition to free TAFE and tertiary education; rebuild the TAFE systems and improve access to TAFE including in outlying towns (e.g Crookwell); increase funding for public schools; and expand early education options in growing population areas.

Our commitment is to pursue federal government to uphold its pledge to inject $7 million into the TAFE system. Bring courses back to Yass and Goulburn that have been lost over the years. Upgrade our schools to better facilitate the growing youth of our combined districts with better teacher to pupil ratios.

Demand the backlog of maintenance is addressed immediately; reverse 'Local Schools, Local Decisions' to hand back autonomy of decisions and funds to local schools; increase literacy rates among Indigenous and at risk young people; match funding to Gonski recommendations; revitalise and inject funding into TAFE and minimise private providers.

Dean McCrae from the Liberal Democrats did not respond in time.