Caboolture West is set to get a new primary school in time for Term 1, 2025. The new school, which will accommodate more than a thousand students, is among the five new schools to be built for 2025 and 2026.
As part of the 2022-23 State Budget, five more new schools will be delivered in Caboolture West, Caloundra South, Ripley, Flagstone and Bahrs Scrub. These new schools will be in addition to the 11 schools planned for 2023 and 2024.
“Under the $3 billion Building Future Schools program, the Palaszczuk Government continues to deliver schools for our fastest growing areas,” Education Minister Grace Grace said.
“We have opened 21 since 2015, have 11 more planned for 2023 and 2024, and today we are announcing another five for 2025 and 2026.”
To be built in two stages, the new West Caboolture primary will help ease enrolment pressure on its nearby schools. The school will cater to around 1,100 students in Prep to Year 6 once completed.
The project is currently in its planning phase, however, to be determined still is the new school’s site as well as the individual budget, which will depend on the detailed design and contract award.
Ms Grace added that the 2022-23 budget also includes funding of almost $220 million over two years that will be allocated for the construction of additional classrooms at existing schools that are “experiencing in-catchment enrolment growth.”
Moreover, some $650 million will be spent over the next five years for upgrade projects at these existing schools across Qld.
This budget includes:
- $181.5 million to go towards major renewal projects at 36 schools;
- $108.9 million for six special schools;
- $43.2 million for 18 discrete communities;
- $20 million to be spent for playground and tuckshop upgrades; and
- $3.6 million to be spent for planning and design of 18 new school halls and performing arts centres.
The design contract for the new Caboolture West primary school is expected to be awarded in 2023.
