A LOCAL primary school has just passed a major enrolment figure, as the region continues to experience strong population growth.<\/p>\n
Pentland Primary passed the 500 student milestone for the first time in the school\u2019s history this week, and Principal Andrew Harrison said there\u2019s a real buzz around the school community.<\/p>\n
The school is one of the fastest-growing in Moorabool Shire partially due to the rapidly-growing Maddingley area, much of which falls in Pentland\u2019s catchment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we probably are the fastest-growing school, though we don\u2019t have a solid source on that. I do know that for the last few years, we\u2019ve been growing by at least a hundred students a year,\u201d Mr Harrison said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s exciting for the school, it\u2019s the largest that student enrolment has been in the 30 years that the school\u2019s been open.\u201d<\/p>\n
To accommodate for the rapid growth in student numbers, Pentland Primary has had two new buildings constructed recently.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re working closely with the Department of Education, and they continue to provide us with new facilities and new relocatable buildings,\u201d Mr Harrison said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year they dropped in a new double-storey portable. It\u2019s a beautiful, state of the art building. It\u2019s been a perfect addition to the school. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve also got a few little buildings and grounds projects on the go to keep up, but it\u2019s all going well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A LOCAL primary school has just passed a major enrolment figure, as the region continues to experience strong population growth. Pentland Primary passed the 500 student milestone for the first time in the school\u2019s history this week, and Principal Andrew Harrison said there\u2019s a real buzz around the school community. The school is one of […]<\/p>\n