The school will receive $35,000 from the Victorian Government's Planned Maintenance Program - targeting the renovation of dilapidated or out of date infrastructure in schools – helping to ready the campus for a larger pupil base.
This funding, according to principal Matt Knight, is extremely welcome as the need for additional classroom space becomes increasingly apparent.
“We are thrilled to receive the injection of funds,” he said.
“We will put the funds towards the large-scale upgrades and maintenance of school buildings. In particular, one building that has not been in use for almost 20 years.
“We have to refurbish it and put it to use due to a large influx of enrolments.”
Mr Knight said general maintenance, as well as overhauling the previously unused building, is a must.
A rising number of students on Cobram Primary School's roll means more space is needed.
“(The influx of enrolments) means we will go from 10 classes to 12-13,” he said.
“This means we will need to use classrooms that have remained unused for a long time.”
Aside from repairs to the out-of-use building, funding will be implemented in the areas of landscaping works, structural repair and infrastructural upgrades to classrooms.
Cobram Primary School is one of 109 education facilities to benefit from the program, part of the Victorian Government’s $7.2 billion investment into Victorian school infrastructure.
Victorian Education Minister James Merlino congratulated Cobram Primary School in its successful bid for the subsidy.
“These works will deliver high quality learning facilities for the students at Cobram Primary School.”
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