Clyde Grammar has held a sod turning ceremony to signal the beginning of the development of a $11 million Collaborative Learning Centre.
The learning centre is expected to enable Clyde Grammar to offer students a complete Foundation to Year 12 education.
The Collaborative Learning Centre will be completed ready for the start of the 2026 school year and the first Year 7 students will become part of the school in 2027.
The sod marking the start of the new development was turned by South-Eastern Metropolitan MP Michael Galea. South-Eastern Metropolitan MP Lee Tarlamis also attended the ceremony.
“Parents, students and teachers are very excited for this next stage in Clyde Grammar’s journey to begin. The new facility will include state-of-the-art facilities for our current students and for those students who join us in the future,” principal Leanne Evans said.
“It will be a cornerstone for collaborative learning and foster innovation and creativity.”
When completed, the centre will include four classrooms, a sessional music room, a full-size basketball court, an assembly hall with retractable seating and a before and after-school care area.
The centre will also incorporate student change rooms, storage areas, a staff office and amenities.
Year 3 student Aiden is looking forward to being active and playing basketball in the new Centre.
“I hope there are two basketball hoops on each side and lots of lines and curves on the floors, pictures on the walls and seats to rest and watch people play sports. I think it will be amazing,” he said.
Year 4 student Sahib is also excited about the sports facilities in the new Centre.
“I am really excited about our gymnasium for PE, and we will be able to be all together for our school assemblies,” she said.
Clyde Grammar was awarded $3.6 million towards building the centre by the Victorian Government’s Building Fund for Non-Government Schools.
Mrs Evans said the school hoped to achieve another milestone in 2032 when the first cohort of students was expected to graduate as the inaugural valedictorians.
“So many elements have helped Clyde Grammar reach this milestone, and our students continue to flourish,” she said.
“We have healthy waiting lists with many more local families wanting to send their children to our school, and we think very carefully about every decision we make – everything we do at Clyde Grammar has our students’ success, wellbeing and growth at its core.
“We look forward to watching the evolution of the Collaborative Learning Centre and to taking the next step in this exciting journey together as a strong school community.”
