Building projects

Our two-year, $5.5M Stage 2 Capital Works were completed this year, with the installation of a new, more sustainable heating and cooling system and a new roof. There will be further improvements made to the main building as part of our Stage 3 project, including replacement of most of the windows in the building. This will further enhance the thermal performance and energy efficiency of the building. Our $11M Stage 3 project got underway in November, with the demolition of our sporting pavilion and foundational works taking place for our brand new, double storey senior school building on the corner of Burgess Street and Auburn Road.

We worked closely with our architects at WOWOWA throughout the design process for the new building, including extensive focus group discussions with staff and students. Students took part in a consultation session with local indigenous elders, discussing the important natural heritage, flora and fauna of our rather unique site. There was a creative and engaging session with a representative from Taubmans, where students used an app to analyse the different colours and tones of the flora and geology of the site and develop brand new colours. Some of these have been included in the interior design of the new building. Our Science team were also engaged in the design process, maximising the flexibility of our exciting new laboratory, built to meet International Baccalaureate specifications. We hope to celebrate the grand opening of our new building in 2024.

To enable us to accommodate our growing enrolment numbers, there was a rapid reconfiguration of the Language Centre and Library on the first floor over the 2021 summer break. The entire space was completely gutted, and four spacious, almost fully glazed classrooms were constructed. The library itself received a full refurbishment and bright new shelving installed. This is now a very popular space in the school, with lots of natural light. We were also able to repaint large sections of the school. Thank you to those parents who contributed to our Building Fund. Without these financial contributions from our families, these works would not have been possible.

In more good news, we were successful in our application for a $500K Minor Capital Works grant to upgrade our “retro” bathroom facilities with a further school contribution of almost $200K from Building Fund donations. Students were flushed with excitement upon hearing the news and we look forward with great anticipation to these works commencing in the new year.

The other big development for our buildings and grounds this year was the installation of two brand new “5 Mod” relocatable classrooms to help accommodate our continued growth in enrolments. These modern buildings comprise four classrooms and two staff offices, accommodating 100 students and four staff.

Kristie Satilmis Assistant Principal 7-9

To enable us to accommodate our growing enrolment numbers, there was a rapid reconfiguration of the Language Centre and Library on the first floor over the 2021 summer break. The entire space was completely gutted, and four spacious, almost fully glazed classrooms were constructed.