Korowal has been granted $850,000 as part of the Federal Government’s “Building the Education Revolution” program. We will use the funds to build a multi-purpose hall on the concrete area adjacent to the current hall. This building will be integrated with the current hall.
It will provide:
- a new purpose-built hall/ performance space/ PE and indoor sport area of about 220 sq m.
- a foyer and servery
- toilets
- a backstage/ store area that can also be used as a drama teaching space
- a classroom that can be used separately or opened into the backstage area
- glass doors opening to the north
- tiered outdoor seating to the north (near the existing covered way)
Because our buildings are heritage listed, the new building has been designed to integrate with existing buildings (brick, red colorbond roof etc.)
We are also planning to use the funds to
- extend the two smallest K/1/2 rooms towards the courtyard
- build a covered verandah outside the 3/4/5 and class 6 rooms to provide shelter from the rain and sun for students and parents.
Why are we building a hall?
The funding is available for a fixed and prioritised list of purposes. From the available list, a multi-purpose hall provides the most benefit for the greatest number of students. It also provides us with the kind of performance space that we have dreamed about for many years.
It will nurture and showcase the creative energy of our school into the future, and will also be available as a venue for the local community to use.
Why have different schools been granted different amounts of funding?
This funding is being distributed to every primary school in the country. The amount is fixed according to the number of primary students in a school.
When will the building take place?
The project must be completed by April next year. We are well into the planning and development approval phase. It is expected that most of the building will occur late this year/ early next year and that the extension of the K/1/2 rooms will take place during the summer holidays.