Next stage opens for Christian College Geelong campus

CHRISTIAN College Geelong’s Surf Coast Campus has officially opened Stage 3A of the school’s development.

The space was opened by staff, students and Corangamite Labor federal member Libby Coker at a celebration on Friday last week.

As part of the development, the building encompasses two Year 7 classrooms, a food tech kitchen and learning space, along with the Innovation Centre.

Housed within the Innovation Centre is a media visual arts room, woodwork room, textiles room and a socialising space.

Surf Coast Campus head Debbie Riddle said the development works would allow students taking part in middle school subjects to have a dedicated space.

“The spaces will give students the opportunity to learn the content of those subjects and have the opportunity to learn.

“Those particular spaces are designed for that type of learning, it’s the creativity areas like your woodwork and textiles.

“It’s all about the innovation and bringing out their capacity in the arts, technology and design spaces.”

The new building was jointly funded by Christian College Geelong and the federal government, with the support of $1.8 million through the federal government’s Capital Grants Program.

Ms Coker said better classrooms mean more opportunities for school communities to thrive.

 

“These buildings offer students a modern space to develop life-long skills like cooking, sewing and design, whilst also building their capacity to pursue a creative career path – it’s such a win for the school community.

“The Albanese Government is committed to providing all schools with appropriate funding so that all students get the best possible education.”

Works at the school will continue as they accommodate more students, with the Year 8 rooms and science lab under construction and due to open in 2026.

The building program will be completed with the year 9 buildings, ready for opening in 2027.

“We’re growing each year level at a time, this year we’re all Year 7 students and then in 2027 we’ll have Year 9 students, then we’ll have the whole campus ready to go from Prep to Year 9,” Ms Riddle said.