Ultra-fast broadband is ready to roll for eight Masterton schools which are still to make the switch.
Workers for telecommunications network operator Chorus have largely completed the first phase of UFB rollout in Wairarapa to eight Masterton schools, said Chorus spokesman Robin Kelly.
Included in the Year 1 list are Chanel College, Douglas Park School, Hadlow School, Makoura College, St Matthew's Collegiate, St Patrick's School, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa and Wairarapa College.
Mr Kelly said the laying of UFB infrastructure for business and community users in central Masterton, including premises north of Chapel St, was also part of the Year 1 rollout and workers were "just doing some tidy up work in some of the final areas".
Work started in early July on the Year 2 rollout of the network in Masterton which will include Masterton Intermediate School, Masterton Primary School, Solway College and the Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit.