The school council recently launched a new capital campaign to raise money to fund a new Secondary Teaching and Learning Centre. 

The project has been in the pipeline since early last year when an architect drew up a master plan for the site.

A complete transformation will occur to the current school entry to accommodate a two storey professional new administration area, 10 new classrooms, two science laboratories, research and study spaces, a prep laboratory, student common room, senior student study areas and teacher meeting rooms. 

The massive $7.7 million expansion is in response to feedback from students, teachers, parents and school council members that indicated the need to cater for the future growth of the school. 

The project has become known as ‘Why wood we? To build a future’.

Scone Grammar School principal Paul Smart said the project is very exciting and necessary to cater for the growth of the school.

He said since 2007, the student numbers have grown from 319 to 600 and any more growth from the current number, means they will run out of teaching space. 

“We also want to do away with the old and tired demountable classrooms that have been here since 1992, which will allow for more green space for the students,” he said.

“These are major developments that will make a difference for a long time.”

The challenge now lies in raising the funds for the project, as the school currently has a $740,000 Federal Government grant and donations to bring the tally to almost $2 million, however there is still a long way to go. 

“We hope to start construction early in the new year depending on funds,” Mr Smart said. 

“I encourage the school community and wider community to support the project and anyone interested in knowing more about the project can contact me at the school,” he said.