Meeting of the Archbishop of Australia with the Prime Minister of Victoria on Greek Language schoolstranslated

An extraordinary meeting was held today, November 15, between the Most Reverend Archbishop of Australia, Mr. Makarios and the Prime Minister of the State of Victoria Mr. Ben Carroll. The important meeting for the Greek Community took place at the residence of the Prime Minister and was held in a friendly atmosphere and mutual understanding. The meeting took place after intense concern, which was caused in relation to the status of Greek language teaching schools and the possibility of granting VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education Modern Greek).

The Archbishop described the necessity to maintain the status of the Commonwealth schools and to continue their state funding and, at the same time, emphasized the contribution of Greek Culture and the Greek Language to the creation of the modern Australian state. From the side of

The Prime Minister has promised that VCE status will be maintained in our schools through 2027, while over the same period separate state aided schools will prepare to receive the appropriate license from the Department for Education.

Finally, the Archbishop thanked the Prime Minister for his understanding...