Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Education, visited North West College on Thursday 13 August.
The visit was informal. The Minister walked through the new building going up on the corner of Universal Drive, still under construction, and spent time with a group of Year 9 and 10 students from the campus next door.
Students led him through the building, including the room that will become the science lab. Mr Seymour asked whether it would have a gas supply for Bunsen burners, and told the group that when he was at school “they didn’t trust us with anything that actually required a flame”.
The College takes possession of the building in early December. From the start of the 2027 school year, Years 9, 10 and 11 will be based there and Years 7 and 8 at the current Universal Drive campus. The Lincoln Road campus closes at the end of this year, bringing the whole College onto one site.
Our entire school community has watched our new school building go up all year, and it has been fantastic to see how excited they are about moving into it. Families joined us on the strength of a conversation and a plan, so watching that plan become something they can walk through is a real privilege. Having every year level together on one site means a student can begin with us in Year 7 and stay right through to Year 13, with the same small classes and the same teachers who know every child by name.
Michelle Randles, Founding Principal
