Casey Fields Primary School

Location
Chapelton Rd Cranbourne East 3977

New School

  • Start

    Q2 2016
  • Planning

  • Design

  • Construction

  • Finish

    Q1 2020

The above dates are forecast only and subject to change.

About the project

We built a new primary school. The school will help ease enrolment pressures for surrounding schools and meet the needs of a growing population.

To ensure all of our future students had the opportunity to meet their teachers and see what their new school is all about, we held a transition/orientation day on Wednesday 27 November 2019, Monday 20 January, and Wednesday 22 January 2020.

The school​​ includes a performing arts and physical education building, learning spaces and administration areas.

Livingston Family and Community Centre is located next to Casey Fields Primary School, helping local children make a smooth transition from pre-school and reducing the number of drop-offs for some parents with kinder and school-aged children.

Further information on the school can be found on its official Facebook page.

School name

Casey Fields Primary School was originally known by the interim name of Casey Fields (Five Ways) Primary School while it was being planned and built.

Casey Fields is a 76 hectare site, near the school in Cranbourne East, being developed as the premier outdoor sports facility in Melbourne's south east. The new name makes the school easily locatable, acknowledges the sporting facilities and keeps the identity of the area.

The Department of Education chose this name after consulting with local communities on the names for all schools opening in 2020. To reach a final decision, the Department considered this community feedback along with the guiding principles for naming a new school.

Possible names for all the new schools were initially shortlisted by school advisory groups, who considered factors such as public interest, relevance to the local area, and local First Nations languages. The names were also chosen to help reflect each school's unique identity, inspire local pride and make them easily locatable.

Funding

Funding was provided in the 2016–17 State Budget to buy land in this area for a new school.

In the 2018–19 State Budget, $271.7 million was allocated to schools across the state for land acquisition. This includes funding for Casey Fields Primary School. The school received an additional $20.1 million in the 2018-19 State Budget for construction.

In the 2019–20 State Budget, the school shared in $624.8 million allocated for new schools.

Funding type

  • New School

Minor Capital Works Fund

  • Start

    Q4 2020
  • Planning

  • Design

  • Construction

  • Finish

    Q4 2022

The above dates are forecast only and subject to change.

About the project

We developed a new playground area for students, as well as the local community out of school hours.

Funding

In the 2020 Minor Capital Works Fund, the school was allocated $346,165.

Funding type

  • Minor Capital Works Fund

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