Hon Nikki Kaye
Associate Minister of Education
26 June 2016
$14.5m redevelopment for Clayton Park School, Auckland
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today announced that around $14.5 million has been approved for the
redevelopment of Clayton Park School in Auckland.
“This announcement is the result of several years of work and completes an important phase in what is one of our most
complex school redevelopments,” says Ms Kaye.
“The school has experienced issues with aged and leaky buildings and asbestos.
“I am pleased that the redevelopment will see most of the school’s existing buildings replaced. This solution will add
19 permanent teaching spaces but retain the recently built hall and administration areas.
“This is an important announcement for the local community, because Clayton Park School has faced considerable
challenges due to the poor condition of its buildings.
“This investment will ensure the school has a modern, innovative learning environment, which supports teachers and
students to raise achievement.
“Clayton Park is a key school in the South West Manurewa area. It is actively seeking to become part of the local
Community of Learning, making its new facilities also available to a wider number of local students and their families.
“We are focused on ensuring that every education dollar has the widest reach possible, and big infrastructure
investments such as this must show good returns in active community inclusiveness.
“The Government invested $1.4 million in temporary classrooms at Clayton Park School, to ensure better teaching and
learning environments while the condition of the existing buildings was fully assessed.
“These temporary classrooms will remain in place during the redevelopment work, and will be removed upon its completion.
“The revamped school will provide flexible learning spaces, which can be easily reconfigured to support a range of
teaching and learning approaches.
“This project represents the outcome of thorough planning. I want to acknowledge the work of the school’s Board of
Trustees, principal and staff to get to this point. The Ministry of Education has worked with the Board to enable their
vision for the school to become reality.
“We only get one chance in a generation to deliver a significant change in school facilities, so it’s important we take
the time to get it right.
“The next phase is to work with the school community on detailed design work, with construction due to start later this
year.”
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