
<p><img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-1384" src="http://schoolnewsnz.fastrackdev.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SND13--wk4-St_Thomass-Nikki_Kaye_300x225.jpg" alt="SND13--wk4-St Thomass-Nikki Kaye 300x225" style="margin: 5px; float: right;" width="300" height="225" />Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye opened a new 12-classroom block at St Thomas&#8217;s School in Kohimarama, Auckland last Friday, a little over a year after funding for the project was announced.</p>
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<p>&#8220;In February last year I announced a $3 million project to replace old classrooms and create more learning space at St Thomas&#8217;s School, and it is great to be here with local MP Simon O&#8217;Connor, just over 12 months later to officially open the new building,&#8221; Ms Kaye said at the opening.</p>
<p>&#8220;Seven classrooms in the new two-storey block replace existing, older classrooms, and the other five will enable the school to accommodate its increasing roll.</p>
<p>&#8220;Keeping ahead of Auckland&#8217;s population growth is a major challenge, but it&#8217;s one the government is committed to meeting. To ensure there&#8217;s sufficient school capacity in our biggest city, $350 million is being invested in new schools and classrooms in Auckland over a four-year period.</p>
<p>&#8220;The new classroom block I opened today is the first part of ongoing development at St Thomas&#8217;s School. Upcoming projects at the school include a new administration block, and another two-storey block of six new classrooms.</p>
<p>&#8220;As with all major school upgrades, the work at St Thomas&#8217;s School involves replacing traditional classrooms with more flexible, open-plan learning spaces. This is about providing students with an environment that excites and inspires them to learn and achieve more.</p>
<p>&#8220;St Thomas&#8217;s is a high-performing school with an inclusive culture, and I know the new facilities here will support its students to strive for the best.&#8221;</p>

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