The Sunshine Coast’s newest high school is officially open, after a special event to unveil Stage 1 of the $109 million project.
Education Minister Grace Grace joined State Member for Nicklin Rob Skelton for the opening of Palmview State Secondary College yesterday.
Opening its doors on day one of the 2023 school year, Palmview has 142 Year 7 and 8 students enrolled.
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Featuring a dedicated science centre, administration centre, junior learning centre and multi-purpose sports hall, the new school also includes a hospitality and food services centre.
“Today is an historic day for Palmview, as we officially open another brand-new school for Queensland – Palmview State Secondary College,” Ms Grace said.
“The new college will help cater for future enrolments in the fast-growing Sunshine Coast area and its facilities feature environmentally friendly and inclusive design.”
Uniquely located on the same site as Palmview’s state primary and state special schools, the three institutions will form the Palmview Learning Community and share the same logo (with different colours) and same values.
Foundation principal Barry Dittman said the new secondary college would strive for excellence.
“We are the third school to open in the local Palmview area, with the state primary and special schools already operating for two years,” he said.
“As a team, we have developed a strategic plan to leave a legacy of learning for the community moving forward and place a strong focus on student and parent voice.
“Our learning guarantee process, represented by the totem ‘Mari’, which is the Indigenous Gubbi Gubbi word for kangaroo, commits us to work collectively so that no student goes backwards, supporting each learner to understand their next step in learning so that they aspire for a personal best.
“A kangaroo can’t go backwards and our inclusive and technology-rich facilities will help ensure all of our students are successfully engaged learners, leaping forward in their learning.”
Delivered by the FKG Group, the build created almost 200 jobs across the four years of construction. The school will have an expected capacity of 1500 Year 7 to 12 students at the completion of all stages.
While on the Sunshine Coast, Ms Grace also turned the sod on a new $13 million hall at Noosa District State High School’s Pomona Campus.
The state-of-the-art hall will include a performance stage, a dedicated space for kinesiology studies and a kitchen that can function as a kiosk.
For more information on Palmview State Secondary College visit www.palmviewssc.eq.edu.au.
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