PLANS to build a new multimillion-dollar primary school is approaching its final stage before construction can finally get started.
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It has been more than a decade in the making but The Riverina Anglican College's plans to expand the school to offer kindergarten to year 12 learning could finally come to fruition before the year's end.
A development application lodged to Wagga City Council proposes the new $2.2 million primary school will consist of one modular building containing four classrooms, a central learning centre, staff room, clinic, a reception area, toilet facilities and front and rear decking.
The Riverina Anglican College principal Paul Humble said the project is shovel-ready and all that is left is the green light from the council, which is expected to come by the end of the month.
"As soon as we get the development application approved, we hit the go button," he said.
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The construction will happen offsite with the modules to be transported in for a crane to place the building together at the north eastern end of the campus.
Mr Humble said it is expected to be completed within two and half months and ready for new students to begin next year. He said the college has opened enrollment with "remarkable interest" already, which is "well ahead" of what they had envisaged.
"We are opening with every grade next year and at this stage we are looking at two kindergarten classes and one full class for each of the other year groups," he said.
Although this development will only see one new building for the campus, Mr Humble said the college's masterplan includes four more buildings, extra open play areas and links to the existing farm onsite.
"The students that come into our primary school will be able to utilise the facilities that we have for the secondary school including the science labs, sports area and the wonderful music culture," he said.
"It is not just a primary school in one part of the land and a secondary in the other. We are a K to 12 entity and ... the value comes in that holistic view."
Mr Humble said that for the college, it is about further establishing itself as "the school of choice" not just in the northern suburbs, but across Wagga and the Riverina.
He said this project will help them achieve this goal.
The college's development application was out for community consultation, which ended last week. The council is now reviewing the application for final approval.