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CONSTRUCTION has started on learning space and classroom upgrades at Wallington Primary School, with the new facilities expected to be completed later this year.<\/p>\n

The school received $2.1 million in the 2023\u201324 state budget for the project, which includes work on the site’s main building.<\/p>\n

The school previously secured more than $180,000 to build an inclusive playground through the Inclusive Schools Fund, which was completed in 2024.<\/p>\n

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Wallington Primary School captains Nathan, Lily and Brianna with Member for Bellarine Alison Marchant.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Minister for Education Ben Carroll said the new facilities would help the school be better equipped to prepare students for the 21st century.<\/p>\n

“We’re investing in more educational facilities for students in Wallington so that every student has the best learning facilities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CONSTRUCTION has started on learning space and classroom upgrades at Wallington Primary School, with the new facilities expected to be completed later this year. The school received $2.1 million in the 2023\u201324 state budget for the project, which includes work on the site’s main building. The school previously secured more than $180,000 to build an […]<\/p>\n

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