Narrabeen Sports High and Narrabeen North Public. Images of what $20m school refurbs will look like
Students, staff and parents at two old Narrabeen schools have had their first glimpse of what the promised $20m upgrade will look like. Check out the photos
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Images of what two northern beaches schools will look like — after a joint $20 million upgrade — have been revealed.
Plans for the long-awaited refurbishment of the “Narrabeen Education Campus”, which takes in Narrabeen Sports High and North Narrabeen Public schools, are now before state planning officials.
Funding for the work, which includes sporting facilities for the general public, was announced in last year’s NSW Budget, but planning and design work has been underway for “years”.
The latest details and images of the upgrade, released by the state government’s Schools Infrastructure NSW, shows a proposed futuristic designed hall to cater for multiple sports and performance at the public school.
North Narrabeen PS, which is more than 80 years old, is also getting its library and several classrooms refurbished as well as covered outdoor learning area.
“Flexible learning spaces”, which allow for children to be taught in classes, small groups or individually”, will be part of the refurbishment.
A new administration “hub” for the public school is also being built once the plans are assessed by the State Planning Panel North.
The high school, which originally opened in 1954 as Narrabeen Girls High School, is set to have its well-used multipurpose hall “expanded and refurbished”.
As well as getting upgraded “learning spaces”, the school will have a new two-storey extension that will include space for the performing arts.
As part of the overhaul, the high school will also get specialist science classrooms and spaces for woodwork and metalwork, as well as metal workshops. There will also be a “food and textile learning space”.
School Infrastructure NSW has a policy of its new facilities with the general public.
“Shared use arrangements are established with government agencies, local councils, sporting organisations and not-for-profits to enable facilities such as halls, libraries and sporting fields to be shared with the wider community outside of school hours,” it stated on its website.
Construction work is scheduled to begin in early 2023, pending planning approval.
Pittwater state Liberal MP Rob Stokes, who is retiring at the next election, said planning and design works had been completed “over recent years in close consultation with both schools”. “It’s exciting for everyone to progress to the next step,” he said.
“The precinct will be an incredible education asset in our community – directly benefiting students and catering for the future needs of local young families.”
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