CONSTRUCTION has started on two major school projects in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs, which are seeing some of the fastest population growth in the nation.

Works have begun on a new two-storey teaching block to accommodate more students at the growing Caversham Valley Primary School, as well as works on Stage 2 of the Brabham Primary School kindergarten and pre-primary centre.

The $12.3 million facility at Caversham Valley Primary School will include 10 general classrooms and a science classroom, staff offices, learning spaces, toilets and storage. There will also be a new landscaped courtyard and adjoining play area for students.

The new state-of-the-art facilities will accommodate an additional 300 students and are currently anticipated to be completed next year.

Construction of stage 2 of the Brabham Primary School offsite kindergarten and pre-primary centre is also underway and is currently scheduled to open for the commencement of the 2025 school year.

These two projects will complement the other education infrastructure projects that are underway to support the population growth in the region.

The $37.36m stage 2 of the permanent accommodation at Brabham Primary School is scheduled to open in 2025 and will include a double-storey teaching block, kindergarten and pre-primary block, education support centre, and car park modifications.

The $39.9m Brabham East Primary School, currently in construction, will accommodate 540 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 and will open for the start of the 2025 school year.

The facilities will include administration block, kindergarten and pre-primary block, two double-storey teaching blocks, library and staffroom block, covered assembly with canteen and music room, an oval, hardcourts, car parking and landscaping.

The $16.6m new double storey building at Anne Hamersley Primary School will include two pre-primary and 12 general classrooms, internal activity areas, staff study areas, offices, storerooms, toilets, car parking and landscaping. The facility will accommodate 380 students and is anticipated to be open in the 2025 school year.

Planning for new facilities at Caversham Primary School has commenced. The new facilities will accommodate up to 300 students to replace long-term transportable buildings.

The $26.5m facility will include a double-storey teaching block with internal activity areas, storerooms, staff study areas, toilets and car parking.

These projects are part of a massive education infrastructure program in the rapidly growing area. Henley Brook Primary School and Stage 1 of the Brabham Primary School offsite were opened at the start of this year, while new primary schools have recently been built in Brabham and Dayton.

Planning continues for a new high school in Brabham, to be located close to the soon to be opened Whiteman Park Metronet Station, with an initial $15m allocation.

West Swan MLA Rita Saffioti said as the north-eastern suburbs continued to grow rapidly, the sgovernment was continuing to do everything they could to ensure local families have access to state-of-the-art education facilities close to home.