From the Principal's Desk

Kia ora All.

I wish to bring our community up to date with the next steps towards the Mairehau High School current building project.

Mairehau High School Property Design update:

The Mairehau High School Board of Trustees, Ministry of Education (MOE Property Division) and OPUS international consultants are working collaboratively to develop and implement our school property and masterplan.

The proposed new development for Mairehau High School offers an opportunity to provide a new 21st-century Technology and Supported Learning education facility.  Consideration has also been given to rebuilding our gymnasium changing rooms.  There are several distinct phases to the property plan. Each phase is aligned to Greater Christchurch Network of Schools, i.e. predicter MOE roll growth.

The new building (phase one) caters for the future of teaching and learning practices the school’s revised master-plan reflects the latest budget and MOE growth projection figures. The main structure of our gymnasium is sound; however, there is a real need to rebuild storage, changing room, and classroom facilities.

 It also outlines the aspirations and fundamental pedagogical needs of Mairehau High School and the Ministry. Our Technology, Hospitality, ICT, Support Learning, and PE and Health teachers are meeting and working together on the design of the building.

Project Timeline:

The proposed 500 build roll master-plan development is planned to start on site in December 2020 with a final completion date yet to be established.

Roll Projections:

The build roll has been confirmed as 500 pupils and the master plan roll as 800 pupils. The transition roll (i.e.the highest expected roll before the completion of the project) is expected to be able to be accommodated for within the existing buildings. 

The master-plan design considers both the build roll of 500 and the master-plan roll of 800, which allows for future growth.

Construction Budget:

The construction budget for the 500 pupil build roll has been confirmed as $14. 5 million dollars.

Conclusion:

We are very excited about our masterplan and future building project. We will continue to develop positive outcomes and learning experiences for our students.

The following graphic provides the masterplan initial future design of our buildings. We plan to keep you updated with master planning, design, and building.

Mairehau High School