"They have done such a good job and I really hope they win."
The Build-ability Challenge closed on Friday and judging is now underway after the students worked with their teacher and mentor Phil Hopkinson to add the finishing touches.
"Dulux have donated the paint and we are just off to the fire station to collect some bits that they have donated," said Mr Hopkinson.
He said local businesses Beadles Panel Products and Eastown Timber & Fencing have generously supported the project as well.
Whanganui City College is the only local entrant in the 2016 Build-ability Challenge which is a partnership with schools to actively encourage young people to consider a career in the building and construction industry.
There are 26 other schools from around New Zealand entered in the challenge and each competing school have been keeping blogs on their progress.
Voting is now open for the peoples' choice award and Whanganui people can vote for their local school by visiting buildability.co.nz.
The peoples' choice winner will be awarded a "team shout" (to the value of $300) and their school will get a framed certificate to display in pride of place.
The supreme winning school team (decided by a panel of expert judges) will be awarded a $1,000 voucher for their school's technology department and individual prize packs for each of the team members and will receive the winner trophy.
Winners will be announced on Monday September 12 and whatever happens, children at Funhouse Learning Centre get a flash new play house and the WCC team have promised to fix up their old one as well.