A $10 million upgrade to Yarraville’s Wembley Primary School was officially opened on Thursday.
The upgrade to the school’s learning facilities includes 6 new classrooms, an art room, a music room, a Spanish language room and a science, technology, engineering, art and maths (STEAM) space.
There’s also a new staffroom for teachers, a new school office, four senior personnel offices, first aid room, ICT server room, conference room, two meeting rooms and inclusive toilet facilities.
Outside, landscaping works include an upgraded synthetic turf athletics track, a basketball and netball court, downball courts and garden beds.
Planning and design work on the Wembley Primary upgrades began in 2021 with construction getting underway in October 2023.
It’s the latest in what the state government claims are more than 2,200 upgrades made to Victorian schools in the past 10 years at a total cost of $16.9 billion.
Standing in for Education Minister Ben Carroll, Williamstown MP Melissa Horne represented the state government at the official opening on February 13.
Ms Horne said the state government’s investment in schools such as Wembley Primary would help Victoria cater for its growing population and better prepare students for the future.
“Wembley Primary School is an excellent school with a wonderful group of teachers and
students,” Ms Horne said.
“To know they will have fabulous facilities for students for decades to come is great for
our community.”
