Thames South School is pleased to have received a grant
from New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) of $20,000 for
remediation of the school swimming pool.
School
administrator Diane Carey commented, “We are spending a
significant amount of funds to right our continuous leaky
pool. There are faults with the original concrete pour which
unfortunately results in leaks and other issues during the
year. We have found a supplier who can work with us in a
remedial process of fixing faults and also installing a new
fibreglass liner which will ensure there will be no problems
with the pool going forward. Once this is done, we are going
to investigate solar heating so our tamariki are able to use
the pool year round. For now, our focus is getting the pool
up and running correctly and we greatly appreciate the
assistance from NZCT to achieve this goal.”
Thames
South School caters for students in Years 1 to 8. It is
located in the Coromandel township of Thames. The current
roll of 138 students includes 101 who identify as Māori.
Most of these whakapapa to the local Hauraki
iwi.
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