Work may start by December
Work on new classrooms at Woy Woy Public School could start as early as December, according to school principal Ms Ona Buckley.
Ms Buckley said a preliminary meeting was held recently with representatives from the construction company Bovis Lend Lease to finalise building plans.
The $3 million project funded by the Federal Government will replace most of the old demountable buildings at the school and include a new Special Education classroom.
"Bovis Lend Lease will be sub-contracting much of the work to be undertaken to local tradespeople and businesses," Ms Buckley said.
"This will be a huge project and will require a lot of considered management and juggling around the school's day to day running but will be well worth the final result.
"We are getting two brick double classroom buildings which will be placed where the four corner block demountables are now sitting.
"This will enable us to keep the existing covered outdoor learning area over that side.
"The new Special Education unit, because of its size, will be placed where 5/6R and 3-6C are as well as extending right through that little car park gap to join onto the back new double classroom block.
"That is a big building and will house two classes plus a bathroom, laundry, changing room and meeting room.
"All furniture and fittings come with these classrooms plus a water tank for watering and solar panels on the roof to offset electricity costs.
"The newer demountables will remain and the old decaying ones will be decommissioned and taken away."
Ms Buckley said plans would be placed on display in the school office foyer for viewing as soon as they became available.
Newsletter, 15 Sep 2009
Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School