Primary school tops out

Local families are a step closer to getting a state-of-the-art vertical school with Docklands Primary School’s main structures topping out last month.

Minister for Education James Merlino and Member for Albert Park Martin Foley visited the $19.8 million site on January 6 to mark the end of the construction of the school’s buildings which are now ready to be fitted out for the start of next year.

The new three-storey vertical school will cater for 525 students, with an on-site early learning centre providing 66 kindergarten places.

The early learning centre will include two kindergarten rooms, administration areas, amenities and an outdoor learning terrace. The primary school will include modern classrooms as well as a library, music and arts rooms, a competition-grade indoor court for basketball and netball and outdoor learning terraces.

“Melbourne’s population is booming and we’ve invested almost $170 million in inner-city vertical schools to make sure there are enough school places for young Victorians,” Mr Merlino said.

“This year we are expecting to reach 1 million students in Victoria, and such demands mean we need to innovate how we educate Victorian students which is why schools like Docklands Primary are necessary.”