Education and Early Childhood Development
December 31, 2014

Building Strong Communities

Students and Families Benefit from K-12 Infrastructure Developments in 2014

Significant progress has been made this year on a number of infrastructure projects at schools across the province. These projects include construction of new schools, extensions and redevelopments.

"Ensuring that students have access to quality education is of paramount importance to this government. Through Budget 2014, the students of Newfoundland and Labrador continue to benefit from over $128 million invested in K-12 infrastructure, including $19.2 million for priority repairs and maintenance projects. Our government is committed to providing safe and healthy environments in which students can learn and flourish. By investing in important infrastructure over the past 10 years, we have supported staff of the schools of the province as they nurture our children and youth and guide them on a path to future success."
- The Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development

Work throughout 2014 included:

• Completion of the new St. Teresa's School in St. John's, which opened this past September;
• Continued construction on the new high school in the west end of St. John's, which will open next year;
• Reconstruction of William Gillett Academy in Charlottetown, Labrador, which is nearing completion;
• Redevelopment of Exploits Valley High in Grand Falls-Windsor, which is nearing completion;
• Phase one of the redevelopment of Roncalli Elementary was completed; and
• The tender for the new K-6 elementary school in Paradise was issued.

In addition, a number of tenders were awarded, including the tender for the remediation of the site of the new Virginia Park Elementary and the tender for the extension to Elizabeth Park Elementary in Paradise, where construction is well underway. Design and planning stages also continue on various other ongoing projects across Newfoundland and Labrador.

Budget 2014: Shared Prosperity, Fair Society, Balanced Outlook allocates approximately $99.3 million for ongoing major capital projects such as new schools, extensions and redevelopments. Since 2004, the Provincial Government has allocated more than $681 million for K-12 school infrastructure, funding more than 59 major capital projects. Approximately $4 million was provided for the Sheshatshiu Innu School, and 14 new schools have been built across Newfoundland and Labrador.

QUICK FACTS

• Significant progress has been made this year on a number of infrastructure projects at schools across the province. These projects include construction of new schools, extensions and redevelopments.
• Budget 2014: Shared Prosperity, Fair Society, Balanced Outlook allocates approximately $99.3 million for ongoing major capital projects such as new schools, extensions and redevelopments.
• Since 2004, the Provincial Government has allocated more than $681 million for K-12 school infrastructure, funding more than 59 major capital projects.

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Media contact:

Jennifer Tulk Director of Communications Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 709-729-0048, 728-4104 jennifertulk@gov.nl.ca

2014 12 31                              10:40 a.m.