Building Works

In 2018 the College completed construction of a major new building which comprises nine general purpose classrooms, two science classrooms, two music classrooms one of which has the facility to record our students’ musical performances, meeting rooms, staff offices and an extension to the existing Band Room. The cost of this important addition to our building infrastructure was some $9M and the classrooms will be predominately occupied by our Year 7 students. A key feature of the design is the ability to open up the general purpose classrooms to provide double classrooms to support the project based learning initiative.

During the year, the College went to tender for construction of a Gymnasium at the Westcourt Campus. This project will provide much needed indoor sports facility space and will enable full year assembly to be conducted indoors. Construction will take place during 2019 in readiness for occupation in 2020 when Year 9 student numbers increase to 336. The facility will consist of a single basketball court, circuit training room, two classrooms, storage, maintenance shed and amenities. The cost of the project will be approximately $4.5M.

Designs were also finalised for an extension to the Peter Canon Performing Arts Centre (PAC). Currently the PAC can seat 260 and with the extension seating capacity will be increased to 350 thus enabling a full year assembly to be undertaken in the facility. The works will involve an extension to the existing cantilever section over the quadrangle. It is expected that the College will go to tender for these works during 2019 with construction to take place in 2020.

The carpark in Queens Road was extended during the year to accommodate an additional 42 parking spaces which was desperately needed given the recent growth in student and staff numbers. Also the landing in front of the Cricket Pavilion was replaced and this now provides dry area storage underneath as well as extending the viewing platform. Netting was also installed above the existing cricket nets on Zampatti oval to provide protection to neighbouring properties from stray cricket balls being hit over their fences.

Terry Fowler Business Manager