That will include more efficient heat pumps and improved ventilation in classrooms.
The province is putting $42.9 million into the project and the Greater Victoria School District is contributing $3.6 million. Construction is to start in fall 2022, with students continuing to use the current school while the work is underway.
Space will be provided for 575 students there were about 500 students in the past school year while a neighbourhood learning centre included in the project will provide space to such potential uses as child care and cultural activities.
Programs offered at the centre will be determined through community consultation.
The school was built in 1931 and has had a number of additions over the years, the latest in 1975. It is one of the district’s oldest schools, and served as the original Mount Douglas Secondary School before becoming Cedar Hill Junior Secondary School and then Cedar Hill Middle School.