Buildings and Grounds
The school over the past decade has evolved greatly due to the increased funding. The original set-up of the school consisted of the Main Building, Junior Permanent Portables, Arts, Library Block and Gym + Annex (circa. 2002)
In the last five-six years, certainly during Principal Jennifer Small's era, major building works went on and are only now, in late 2010, finished. The school, which is dedicated to open-plan, team teaching, has:
- a Grade 5/6 Learning Suite upstairs in the completely refurbished building
- a Grade 3/4 Learning House
- a Grade 1/2 Learning House
- a Prep Learning House
- a huge Gymnasium
- a modern and fully functional canteen
- an Amphitheatre overlooking the netball courts
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