HORSHAM’S Holy Trinity Lutheran College has approached its final stage in expanding to a prep to year 12 school.
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Principal Daniel Weller said the first stage of the secondary building would start next year after the school received $1,670,000 through a capital grants program.
“In stage one we have our science technology space to allow flexible learning for students,” he said.
“It will allow for collaborative learning and house our administration, general learning areas and seminar rooms to accommodate the secondary school.”
Mr Weller said the focus would then shift to the junior school site in 2019.
“We will be triple streaming and extra classrooms and spaces will be needed to allow for this,” he said.
Mr Weller said stage two of the secondary precinct would start after these additional buildings were constructed.
“This stage includes a second gymnasium and additional classrooms for sports science classes,” he said.
Mr Weller said additional classrooms might be needed in addition to the 2019 junior school buildings, which would be constructed in 2020 and 2021.
The college will offer a year 11 cohort next year, and year 12 classes in 2019.
Mr Weller said the school had a clear vision and was fortunate to continue education throughout to year 12.
“We are due to provide a secondary education for the men and women of Horsham,” he said.
The expansion into a prep to year 12 school started in 2013, with two stages completed so far.
Stage one was completed in two parts, with the first part including the addition of a new science wing, a prep room and classrooms.
During the second part, three learning areas and an open-plan learning area that included a kitchenette, a seminar room, staff rooms and a large outdoor space were added.
Stage two, also completed in two parts, had a food technology centre, six new classrooms, music and drama rooms, and a video and audio recording studio built.
A large collective learning area, 2D and 3D art rooms and a staff room was added to the middle school precinct in the second half of stage two. Mr Weller said the redevelopment offered students new opportunities.
“I believe any learning space that’s well designed, functional and flexible has every opportunity to perform well," he said.
“Students are enthusiastic and very excited to get into the senior secondary block, but at the moment they are most excited to start using our middle school and specialist areas.”