22 June 2017

On 26 May 2017 Sacred Heart School, Croydon, received a visit from the Victorian Minister for Education, the Hon. James Merlino MP, and Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region, Shaun Leane, to review the designs for a $2.7 million upgrade. The school community has contributed $1.5 million, including supplementary funding from Catholic Education Melbourne, and the Victorian Government has promised $1.2 million.

The Minister for Education spoke about the commitment from the government to assist families in Melbourne’s east to receive first-rate school facilities and was impressed with the design from Law Architect (Sandy Law and Greg Carden) that involved buildings that complimented the natural environment of Monastery Hill.

Mr Merlino said, ‘I attended St Edmunds School in Croydon, which was one of the schools that merged to create Sacred Heart. Since then the facilities have improved significantly and these upgrades will make a real difference’.

The upgrade to Sacred Heart will involve the removal of relocatable buildings and the building of 12 new classrooms including break out areas.

The upgrades will ensure local families can access a great local school equipped to deliver the best possible education.

School leader, Matthew Azzopardi said, ‘It’s exciting to have a feel for the new learning areas that will be built’.