Jo Raphael: More focus needed on school upgrades
11 Feb, 2021 08:00 PM
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Funding has finally been approved for a Rotorua school to get its first proper upgrade since it opened in 1956. Photo / File
Funding has finally been approved for a Rotorua school to get its first proper upgrade since it opened in 1956. Photo / File
OPINION
The squeaky wheel gets the grease – when someone complains about a problem long enough and loud enough, something is done about it. That s how Lynmore School principal Lorraine Taylor describes lobbying the Government for upgrades to the school.
Rotorua Lakes Council has approved Lynmore School s $3.5 million six-classroom block - after eight years of lobbying the Government.
Opening of Pāpāmoa s Suzanne Aubert Catholic School welcomed by local principals
2 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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Tauranga s newest school opens its doors in Pāpāmoa today after 10 years in the making. About 82 foundation students were set to walk through the brand new gates of the multimillion-dollar Suzanne Aubert Catholic School this morning.
It is move welcomed by Pāpāmoa principals who are battling ever-growing rolls and overcrowded classrooms.
The state-integrated school sits on the corner of Golden Sands Drive and The Boulevard, Pāpāmoa East.
Foundation deputy principal Shelley McKay said they were incredibly excited to be part of a new Catholic school in such a vibrant and growing area.