Upgrade opened at Pretty Beach

Pretty Beach Public School has officially opened its new $2.4 million upgrade that included a new library, classrooms and covered outdoor learning area.

The project was funded with $2.1 million from the Federal Government's Capital Grants and Building the Education Revolution programs as well as $300,000 provided by the State Government.

Member for Robertson Ms Belinda Neal and NSW MLC Mr John Della Bosca attended the event and celebrated with staff, students and families.

"These outstanding facilities will ensure all students at Pretty Beach Public School are encouraged to realise their full potential and attain their goals." Ms Neal said,

"This project demonstrates the Australian Government's commitment to providing every student with the best possible learning environment through the provision of these new facilities.

"The arrival of the new principal Deborah Callender, the completed work and the refurbishments being done under the Federal Government's Building the Education Revolution program all make for a very fresh, new and promising learning environment."

Mr Della Bosca congratulated the school and its community on establishing the best possible facilities for their students and school staff.

"Pretty Beach Public School has a very special and supportive relationship with its community," Mr Della Bosca said.

"So I am sure the advantages of these wonderful new buildings will be thoroughly appreciated by all the parents and community members who support the school, as well as by the students and staff.

"The way students are taught today and the resources they use - not least the technology they use - are very different from how things were done in the past, so having modern buildings designed to take these changes into account is a huge benefit."

Under the Federal Government's Building the Education Revolution program $850,000 is being spent on classroom refurbishment and $75,000 on roofing, painting and fencing.

The project involved the construction of a double classroom block consisting of four classrooms, a library, administration block and a covered outdoor learning area.

Press release, 28 May 2010 Belinda Neal, Member for Robertson