A school has been on the site adjacent to the historic Pah Homestead for more than 100 years.
Now Monte Cecilia school is moving a new site 2 kilometres away.
Auckland Council purchased the current site from the Catholic Diocese in 2010.
The site will be added to Monte Cecilia Park
The new school is located on Whitmore Rd, Hillsborough.
It will be handed over on December 10.
The school will have access to neighbouring St John Vianney Parish.
School principal Michele Mill says they are sad to leave all the history behind.
“The homestead is amazing and you just can’t beat the view.”
“I will miss that but we are getting a brand new shiny school.”
“Here it’s a bit squashed,” Mill says.
“We’ve got enough buildings but it’s the way the buildings are organised that poses problems.”
The new school has 3 Modern Learning Environments that can each accommodate up to 75 pupils.
The move means the school will be able to cater for up to 227 children.
The present the roll is 165.
Source
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