After years of waiting and planning, parents of Estella Public School's first intake of students have expressed excitement as the countdown begins for the opening day this week.
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Despite some work continuing on the road adjacent to the school gates, there is confidence the school will be ready for the grand opening.
A spokesperson for the school's P&C, Christina Cotter, expressed every assurance that "it will all be in place on Friday".
"It feels like this has been a long time coming, but to see it all in place now is really exciting," Mrs Cotter said.
"It's not just planning anymore, once we're there on Friday it will all be real."
It was in 2017 that the NSW Department of Education made the announcement it would build a new school in Wagga, after years of petitioning from residents.
In May last year, the NSW government committed $36 million towards the construction.
President of the Estella Progress Association, Bruce Durham has been watching the school take shape over as modular classrooms were trucked in throughout the latter half of last year.
"I ride my bike past [the school] a lot, it's been something to watch it all go up," Mr Durham said. "From what I've been told, it's all ready to go for day one."
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With family members attending and working at the school, Mr Durham said he will continue to take "quite an interest" in how the school develops over the course of its first year in operation.
Already slated to be quite large, the school has the capacity for up to 450 students in kindergarten to year 6. It is understood the has been up to 90 kindergarten enrollments.
"Some of the other schools have been so overcrowded, it's be something that's been needed for a long time," he said.
When the school opens on Friday, parents will confront some temporary drop-off measures in order to accommodate the ongoing roadworks.
A spokesperson for the NSW Department of Education said it "anticipated" Estella Road works would be completed "early in term 1, 2021".
"While road works are continuing, a temporary kiss and drop, bus bay and parking area has been designated for the commencement of the school year," the spokesperson said via a statement.
At least for the first term, parking and bus bay facilities will be made available via the Charles Sturt University Darnell Smith Drive entrance at the rear of the school grounds.
"Students will follow the footpath between Peter Hastie Oval and access the pedestrian gate at the side of the school," the spokesperson said.
Traffic controllers and temporary signage will assist in the first day's drop-off.
Wagga's Independent member Dr Joe McGirr confirmed he would be "following up" with the necessary departments to ensure the roadworks are completed quickly so as not hinder the ongoing operation of the school.
"It's certainly exciting that the school will be starting [this week]," Dr McGirr said.
"I'm looking forward to it, I think a lot of people are looking forward to it."
The Daily Advertiser contacted Transport NSW to inquire on which buses would be made available to for students on day one but did not receive a response before publication.
One parent, who requested to be unnamed, shared concern that over the lack of buses through Gobbagombalin and Boorooma, which could force some students to have to walk to school via the notoriously dangerous Pine Gully Road.