A new school will be built in Tauranga and another $37 million will be invested in the Bay of Plenty to accommodate ongoing school roll growth.
The Government today announced 50 new classrooms at 23 schools and kura will be built across the Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Manawatū and Whanganui to cater for 1300 extra students.
A total $16m will be spent on relocating and expanding Brookfield School in Tauranga to provide capacity for 325 extra students.
A further $21m investment will build 35 more classrooms across Bay of Plenty-Waiariki for about 700 extra students.