Caroline Chisholm Catholic College is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.
The school’s three campuses – St John’s, Sacred Heart and Christ the King – are undergoing refurbishment, with the biggest changes being made to the Sacred Heart senior campus, with work there including office renovations and a new trade-learning centre.
Principal Marco DiCesare said the school’s differentiated learning wing, which caters to both gifted students and those who require a little more assistance, was getting an upgrade, as was the lecture theatre, which will have added technology features, improved lighting and increased seating.
Quin Auditorium, which was opened in 2009, is being contracted out to professional production company Yourshow and will be open to the wider community to use.
Mr DiCesare said each of the school entrances was getting a spruce-up, while a quadrangle at the St John’s campus, which students use for socialising during breaks, has been ripped up to make way to create a Federation Square-style arcade.
“It’s a bit more of a mature, university feel,” he said.
An overpass connecting the St John’s and Sacred Heart campuses will be upgraded to include an art gallery.
Mr DiCesare said the works, costing in the millions, were being fully funded by the school.
Most of the works are expected to be completed by the end of this year.
“We want to be the leader in learning excellence and we need to show it [in our facilities],” Mr DiCesare said.
“It’s exciting – it’s a wonderful time to be at the school.”
