BELMONT High School will move ahead with the next stage of its master plan via $11.2 million in the just-released 2025-26 Victorian Budget.<\/p>\n
The school in Rotherham Street will use the funds to demolish the old S-wing and create 10 new classrooms: four state-of-the-art science labs, four general purpose science rooms, and two specialised health\/physical education rooms.<\/p>\n
Belmont High School principal Joshua Baker said the new rooms would better link the school\u2019s north and south for the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith these original buildings from 1955, we\u2019re due for some much-needed upgrades, and this is the first step in ensuring quality facilities for the students, moving forward,\u201d Mr Baker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents will have more access out to our basketball courts and ovals as a result.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe movement of the students has been really thought about in the new design, so there\u2019s good pathways for the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said plans were ready to go to tender, with construction estimated to take between a year and 18 months.<\/p>\n
Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney visited Belmont High School on Tuesday this week, just before the budget announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of work behind the scenes getting architectural plans up to a point where the school is shovel-ready, and they can\u2019t wait to commence the actual build,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said Belmont High School was among several schools earmarked for upgrades under a previous election commitment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also means you\u2019ve got facilities now that are going to be of a standard that other kids are going to want to be here, to learn in a learning environment that is on par with anything else cutting-edge not just in this region, but across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other education-related spending, the budget also increases the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund to help families with a Health Care Card or concession card.<\/p>\n
Payments will rise from $154 per year for primary school students and $256 per year for secondary students to $400 from January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BELMONT High School will move ahead with the next stage of its master plan via $11.2 million in the just-released 2025-26 Victorian Budget. The school in Rotherham Street will use the funds to demolish the old S-wing and create 10 new classrooms: four state-of-the-art science labs, four general purpose science rooms, and two specialised health\/physical […]<\/p>\n