The Kyneton Education Plan, involving the proposed merger of Kyneton Primary School, Kyneton Secondary College and Lady Brooks Kindergarten in a K-12 school (that also includes early childhood and allied health services) took another step closer to fruition last night with the delivery of a detailed report into the feasibility of the proposed sites and buildings.

SCA Facilities Management Consultant, Russell Collier, was requested by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to conduct a feasibility study with options for the provision of facilities associated with the recommendations in the plan. Following investigation of existing buildings, site sizes, proposed school and kindergarten developments, existing facilities and their current condition and the potential cost of redevelopment, Mr Collier has recommended that the three campuses (K-4, 5-9 and 10-12 as proposed in the Education Plan) be co-located on the existing secondary school site and vacant DEECD land immediately adjacent to the secondary college and adjacent to the community sporting facilities.

While the respective primary and secondary school councils are yet to accept the recommendations there are plans for a community forum to be held on Tuesday 12th May at 7:30pm at the Kyneton Primary School, to enable community members to hear more of the detail of the report and contribute opinions and ideas.

Should the recommendations be accepted the plan will then progress to the engagement of architects to create a master plan of the proposed K-12 school with the view to seeking funding in either the 2010-2011 or 2011-12 budgets.

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Kyneton Primary School

Kyneton Secondary College

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