St Brigid’s Catholic College at Lake Munmorah and Wyong Christian Community School are both planning new buildings for improved spaces mainly for music and drama.
The Wyong school in Alison Rd has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council for an extension to existing classrooms as well as a new inter-connected building at the rear of the school.
A new Block C3 will house four classrooms including three for music and art and one classified as general learning, together with amenities and associated storage areas.
Three new music rooms will be added to Block C2 and all three C Blocks will be connected via verandahs as well as stairs and ramps from the ground-level play spaces to the elevated buildings.
At St Brigid’s Catholic College in Carters Rd, Lake Munmorah, a new separate multi-purpose hall will provide improved learning spaces for music, drama, personal development, health and physical education.
The 981sqm hall will have a raised stage for theatre and music activities with associated backstage areas, two music rooms and another two practice rooms and instrument storage areas.
It will be a place to hold school assemblies as well as physical education classes and sport with line markings for basketball and netball games, along with storage rooms, a kitchenette, and amenities with access from both inside the hall and outside for students using the adjoining sports oval.
Neither of the schools will be increasing their student numbers as a result of the new developments.
The development applications are on public exhibition for community feedback on Central Coast Council’s website – St Brigid’s Catholic College (DA 3740) until Monday, January 30 and Wyong Christian College (DA 3611) until Friday, January 13.
Sue Murray