Hon Hekia Parata
Minister of Education

27 November 2015

Marlborough colleges to co-locate

Marlborough Boys’ and Girls’ Colleges are to be co-located on a new site in a development costing up to $63 million that will equip them with state-of-the-art buildings and technology, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

“Co-locating the two schools on one site will enable them to share specialist facilities and strengthen the opportunities for collaboration between two key members of Blenheim’s newly-formed Community of Learning,” says Ms Parata.

“This investment recognises the key roles these two schools are playing in a Community of Learning that is spearheading systematic collaboration between schools to raise student achievement.

“I’m delighted the colleges and their communities have seized the opportunity to put kids at the centre of the learning pathway and we are backing them to succeed.”

The next step in the process will be for the Ministry of Education to secure a suitable site for the two colleges. The public will be kept informed as work on the project continues.

“I want to thank the schools and their communities for their feedback and input into the consultation process. It has shown that parents and the wider community greatly value education and want facilities that will enhance kids’ learning well into the future,” says Ms Parata.

“I’d also like to pay tribute to my colleague and Member of Parliament for Kaikōura Stuart Smith for his advocacy on behalf of the Marlborough community.”

Buildings in the new school will be designed to support a range of different teaching and learning approaches.

The co-located schools are due to begin operating on their new site in 2021.

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