Stuart Ayres MP, Member for Penrith today announced that students and staff at Kingswood South Public School will benefit from the NSW Government school infrastructure investment with works at the school now completed.
Stuart Ayres said an estimated $330,000 worth of works have been carried out at the school which includes a new covered outdoor learning area (COLA) and basketball court.
“These great new facilities will benefit the local community for generations to come,” Stuart Ayres said.
“The NSW Government is working hard right across the state to improve the infrastructure at our local schools, with funding for significant upgrades to student and staff facilities, outdoor spaces and improvements to accessibility.
“This is fantastic addition to Kingswood South Public School that many students will benefit from now and well into the future.”
“Another election promise delivered for the people of Penrith.”
School Principal, Sandra Martin said, “The staff and students of Kingswood South Public School are very grateful to our local Member Mr Stuart Ayres to have such a wonderful state of the art sporting facility built at the school. It will allow our students the opportunity to improve their sporting skills and inspire generations of children with a love of sport.”
Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the NSW Government was strengthening the state’s world-class education system by investing in the maintenance and infrastructure needs of local schools.
“These improvements demonstrate a long-term commitment to taking care of existing schools and providing students and teachers with the very best educational facilities,” Ms Mitchell said.
The NSW Government is investing $6.7 billion over four years to deliver more than 190 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW. This is the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.
