New facilities for Swansea Primary School
As you would know, Swansea Primary School is undergoing a $488,000 upgrade of the library space, including new spaces for student support and visiting health professionals and construction of an outdoor learning area.
This is great news for our students, staff and the Swansea community, with the library servicing not only our school, but also the local community two days per week.
As part of the works, the Swansea Online Access Centre is to be integrated into the new library space to continue to offer a range of services to residents and visitors to the area.
With construction works already underway, the contractor now needs to undertake asbestos removal. The contractor, Batchelor Construction Group, will oversee this work in accordance with workplace standards for asbestos removal and there is a rigorous process for doing this on the school site. The removal plan must also be cleared by a third party to ensure it complies with these standards prior to commencement. We envisage for this to take place over 5 days, in early September.
The area undergoing this work is being securely cordoned off from the rest of the site to provide extra assurance for students, staff and the community.
During this time, school drop off and pick up will be via the front gate on the Tasman Highway. The car park will be cordened off and cars and pedestrians will not be permitted. Staff will be on duty from 8:25am each day both on the main road and in the front yard to support this interruption. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
We look forward to sharing further updates as the project progresses. Your patience and support during this period of transition is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Kristy Hay
Principal