St Joseph's College, Echuca

Capital Works - Kildare Campus

Building Works Update

We received an update on works from our building contractor last week and it is looking highly likely that next year's group of Year 7 students will begin the 2023 school year at our Brigidine Campus (Dickson St, Echuca) and transition to the new Kildare Campus at the beginning of Term 2.

 

Construction works have been delayed by several weeks due to wet weather and to building material supply issues. While the contractor is now looking at an end of February completion date, we will plan for an end of Term 1 finish to be on the safe side. This means we are planning for Year 7s to commence on the new site at the beginning of Term 2.

 

The building industry is under enormous pressure in the current climate, and these supply issues are affecting all school builds right across the country. This is not a situation unique to us here in Echuca.

 

This change in timeline provides us with a strong opportunity to fully immerse and enculturate our 2023 Year 7 students in the 136-year-old story of St Joseph’s College, ensuring they move in to the beautiful new space at Kildare Campus in Term 2 with a true sense of place and purpose. It will also allow our Year 12 students, and other senior year levels, to play a significant role in mentoring and welcoming our younger students into the St Joseph's way of life when they start with us in Term 1.

 

Despite the delay to our schedule, site works at Mt Terrick Rd are progressing well and our new campus is really starting to take shape. 

 

 

Progress to date:

  • Administration Building framing 100% complete & skylight in place
  • Services rough in for Administration Building commenced (plumbing & electrical)
  • Learning Building steel works 50% complete 
  • External fencing installed
  • Front Entry and Exit gate brickwork footings completed and columns to front gate installed
  • Dam excavation, pump and pump shed enclosure completed
  • Basketball Courts base and asphalt applied
  • Inground services including electrical, sewer, stormwater and water tapping from town along Mt Terrick Rd 
  • Water connected
  • Roadways carpark, kerb, channel & street lighting completed
  • Bike Shelter footings and pour completed. Bike Shelter structure on site 
  • Sewer Pumping Station installed
  • Electrical sub-station surveyed and roughed in for slab preparation. Main switchboard and services connection to sub-station commenced
  • Steel arches arrived on site
  • Slab to Fire Tank installed

 

Next two weeks:

  • Roofing to be installed on Administration Building
  • Aluminium window frames to be installed to Administration Building
  • Masonry to commence to Administration Building
  • Services rough in (mechanical) to commence to Administration Building
  • Balance of steel to be fabricated and delivered for Learning Building
  • Wall framing to commence for Learning Building (Trusses due next week)
  • Brickwork on front gate to commence next week
  • Brickwork to commence on Administration Building once front gate is completed

 

 

Furniture and sheds for the new campus have been ordered, and we are deep in discussions right now regarding ICT infrastructure, town bus planning, the structure of LMs, and timetabling. We are also investigating the best options for a covered outdoor learning area, some green spaces for passive recreation, and the possibility of outdoor exercise equipment. In other developments, we have secured a shuttle bus that will run during the day between the two campuses.