Two Taupo schools will get new classrooms after the announcement of further funding for schools in the region.
Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe made the announcement of a further $3m investment at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College today.
"On top of the new school in Papamoa, the expansion of Golden Sands School and nine new roll-growth classrooms at Pillans Point Primary School announced last month, the first round of school infrastructure investment in Budget 2017 will also provide six new classrooms to three schools in the region," Mr Macindoe said.
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College will get two new classrooms, Taupo Intermediate three, and Te Puke Primary one.
"Taupo-nui-a-Tia College is popular both locally and with international students and is widely known for being well-rounded," Mr Macindoe said.
"As a result, this school has seen its roll continue to grow since 2016. Te Puke Primary and Taupo Intermediate Schools have also seen their rolls grow in recent times."
Mr Macindoe said the Ministry of Education would work with the schools to ensure that their new classrooms met the current and future needs of the students and provided the best possible learning environments to enable their students to reach their potential.
"Today's announcement also builds on the $23.2 million invested through Budget 2016 for a new school in Pyes Pa and 14 roll-growth classrooms at six schools, taking the total over the past two Budgets to over $55 million," he said.
"Overall, Budget 2017 is investing $456.5 million in education infrastructure which takes our overall commitment to school property to over $5 billion in recent years."
It is expected that the new classrooms will be operational before the end of the 2018 school year.
