Work Has Commenced at Mt Terrick Rd!

We are thrilled to announce Melbcon Pty Ltd has been appointed as the successful contractor to complete Stage 1 works for our new junior campus on Mt Terrick Rd.

The tender process was led by the College’s architects Clarke Hopkins Clarke, with further discernment and formal approval granted by Catholic Capital Grants.

The process to appoint a contractor to carry out the capital works has been a thorough one, involving extensive background checks, short listing preferred tenderers and an in-depth tender analysis. 

Melbcon has significant experience in school building projects and we look forward to seeing our many years of hard work and planning come to fruition.

It was a momentous occasion in the history of St Joseph's College on Monday, as we performed an official 'turning of the sod' to celebrate the first official day of construction.

In presence were:

Rosemary Copeland (Co-Chair Kildare Ministries), Michael Delaney (Current Principal), Anne Marie Cairns (incoming Principal 2022), Tim Campbell (College Leader – Projects & Communications), Cheryle Ryan (Business Manager), Grant Kemp (College Leader), Lisa Saillard (College Leader), Loris Giorlando (Melbcon – Project Manager), Dean Pannam (Melbcon – Site Manager), Simon Le Nepveu (CHC), Shane Stacey (Stewardship Council Board Chair, hat), Matthew O’Farrell (Stewardship Council).

Provided there are no major hold-ups throughout the build process, the plan is to have Stage 1 completed by the end of 2022, with the first group of Year 7 students beginning at the new campus in 2023.

Stage 1 of the new campus build is a $16 million project (including a $5M Catholic Capital Grant) that will include completion of the College administration building, library, learning space, basketball courts, landscaping, car park and avenues.

Planning for the Stage 2 capital works is well underway with works scheduled to commence in 2023 and will include the construction of a technology building, science classrooms, art spaces, a new learning space and learning enhancement provision. A similar discernment process will be followed to appoint the contractor for that stage.

After announcing plans for the establishment of a second campus back in August 2019, it is exciting to see our vision finally edging closer to reality.

This expansion will provide for the growing number of students on our waiting lists enabling us to be as inclusive as possible of those seeking Catholic education.