2015 Refurbishment

In 2015, refurbishment work was undertaken to convert large ablution spaces into more breakout teaching spaces, rather than removing walls to create open learning spaces. The community and teachers voted against the open-plan learning concept that was popular at the time, a decision that has since proven to be sensible. Interestingly, when various internal wall claddings were removed during the refurbishment, the builders could still smell smoke from the fire of 1992.

2020 Refurbishment

Until 2018, the school had a maximum capacity of 144 students. When the school's population grew to approximately 160 students in 2018, the 2020 property fund was used to transform the dental clinic into a library space. The resource area was also modified to accommodate a smaller eighth classroom if needed, or for the primary function of a multipurpose workspace.

In 2022 and 2023, the main block was equipped with new double-glazed windows, and all classrooms were fitted with heat pumps as a trial to reduce reliance on the diesel plant. If the heat pumps can keep the classrooms sufficiently warm during the coldest winter months of 2024, the diesel plant will likely be decommissioned. If not, a more economical diesel boiler heating system will be installed in 2025 to support the heat pumps.  

A new shed was also erected in 2021 by the hall to store all of the sports equipment. The former sports shed area has been repurposed into a mini classroom named Kōhanga, located off Room 7. This conversion allows for an additional flexible teaching space for new entrants and accommodates the increasing number of new entrant students.

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