West Rolleston School is the sixth school to open as part of the Ministry’s Christchurch Schools Rebuild programme. The programme is investing $1.137 billion to rebuild and renew 115 schools in greater Christchurch over the next decade.
More than 80 students have started at the school since the beginning of the year, and there is capacity for up to 750 students. Facilities include the Waitaha School satellite, which has resources and space for 16 students with additional learning needs.
Since the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, Rolleston has experienced substantial and rapid population growth.
The new primary school provides for the growing population in the area and gives local families a wider range of schooling options.
There are a number of flexible learning spaces at West Rolleston School, and the staff and students have already been putting these to good use this year.
By the end of the rebuild programme, greater Christchurch’s schooling network will be the most modern in the country.