el ong . ▁ ▁Education ▁L ara ▁offers ▁education ▁through ▁its ▁three ▁primary ▁schools ; ▁St . ▁Anthony ' s ▁Primary ▁School , ▁L ara ▁Lake ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁L ara ▁Primary ▁School . ▁L ara ▁Second ary ▁College , ▁which ▁accommod ates ▁years ▁ 7 ▁- ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁V CE , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁L ara ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁A val on ▁College , ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁International ▁Stud ents ▁prepar ing ▁them ▁for ▁traditional ▁schools . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁ ▁On ▁L ara ' s ▁out sk ir ts ▁are ▁industry ▁par ks ▁and ▁two ▁pr isons ▁– ▁the ▁maximum ▁security ▁H M ▁Pr ison ▁Bar won , ▁opened ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁medium ▁security ▁Mar ng one et ▁Cor re ction al ▁Centre , ▁opened ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁former ▁Pir ra ▁Hom est ead , ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁girls ▁age ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁youth ▁w elf are ▁system , ▁closed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁L ara ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁St ▁Laur ence ▁Park , ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁park land ▁and ▁houses ▁ 8 6 ▁self - cont ained ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁fl ats ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁ ▁Ford ▁Australia ▁oper ates ▁a ▁prov ing ▁grounds ▁for ▁autom ot ive ▁testing ▁and ▁evaluation