Belmont High School will receive new science and math classrooms, with the state government adding the school to its budget.
The school will receive $11.2 million through the state budget, which was released on Tuesday, May 20, to deliver the next stage of Belmont High School’s master plan.
Belmont High School principal Joshua Baker said the funding would help build 10 new state-of-the-art classrooms, including four science labs, four general-purpose science rooms and two health and physical education spaces.
“Plans are ready to go to tender, builders are appointed, and we’ll start step stepping into early works as soon as possible,” he said.
“The movement of the students has been something we’ve really thought about in the new design to ensure there are good pathways for the kids.
“With these original buildings being from 1955, we’re due for some much-needed upgrades, and this is the first step in ensuring quality facilities for the students moving forward.
“These processes take time to do it right, and we’re a functioning school too, so we need to be mindful that the students here still get great access and (works) are not too disruptive from their learning.”
Mr Baker said works were expected to take between 12 to 18 months, with the project aimed at giving students a facility they could be proud off.
Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney said the budget was focused on what matters most to families, which included investing in schools, making healthcare easier and delivering cost-of-living relief.
“There were a group of schools that were included in an election commitment and now we’ve been able to deliver that money,” she said.
“(Belmont High School’s) new buildings will be able to cater for a health space and staff amenity space but also include major upgrades for science, technology and math.
“There has been a lot of work behind the scenes getting architectural plans up to a point where this school was shovel ready and they can’t wait to commence the actual build.”
Winchelsea Primary School will also receive $500,000 through the state budget to kickstart planning for better classrooms.
