Lindum’s all-boys Iona College to build $5m expansion
A boys college on Brisbane’s bayside will be able to take in more students after revealing a new $5 million centre, just two years after opening a world-class facility. SEE THE PLANS
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An all-boys Catholic college on Brisbane’s bayside will welcome more students than ever in the coming years after revealing plans for a $5 million expansion.
Iona College at Lindum will start work on an extension to its existing Primary Building within the next month, with the project to create purpose-built facilities for the school’s Year 5 and Year 6 students.
The upgrade, designed by Conrad Gargett Architects and to be built by Tomkins Commercial and Industrial Builders, comes after Iona launched a new $20 million multipurpose facility, the Provence Centre, in 2021.
Iona College rector, Fr Michael Twigg, said the school would increase enrolment capacity for Year 5 and 6 students from 2025 as part of the extension.
“Iona has seen significant demand from families wishing to join our school community. This has seen unprecedented numbers listed for student entry,” Fr Twigg said.
“For over 65 years, Iona has responded to the needs of our local area and this increase in primary intake helps meet those needs.”
The latest redevelopment is in response to community demand for enrolment opportunities at Iona with waiting lists in place for secondary enrolment.
Principal Trevor Goodwin said the college acknowledged the need for greater intake capacity at primary level.
He also said the upgrade would shift Iona’s focus from entry in Year 7 to increasing the number of Year 5 entries
“The shift in focus for 2025 will reduce the number of Year 7 places available for enrolment from 2027 and beyond,” he said.
“This will result in an unchanged secondary enrolment population of the college.”
The project is scheduled for completion by the start of the 2024 school year.
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