New facilities for Leighland Christian School, Tasmania.

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Leighland Christian School is a multi-campus school that caters for years K-12 in Burnie and Ulverstone on Tasmania’s north coast.

Under the Building the Education Revolution (BER) the school received $199,950 from the National School Pride (NSP) and $2,000,000 from Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21). This funding is being used for projects at both campuses so all students and staff will benefit.

The funding for the Burnie campus was used to construct a new, purpose built area that consists of a foyer, library, computing area and student amenities. These new facilities will provide greater access to information and resources not previously available. The new area joins existing buildings and undercover outdoor areas, which allow students and staff to move around the school while undercover at all times.

With construction of this area completed, students and staff were able to start using these new facilities before the end of the 2009 school year.

Parents and staff are thrilled the projects have been completed faster than expected and are pleased with the new layout of the school, which greatly improves access to the buildings.

“It changes the whole feel of how the school works”, said Business Manager, David Gray.

The new facilities allow for further growth and development within the School. When asked whether the new facilities have met expectations, Mr Gray said “No doubt they have. They have exceeded expectations”.

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