‘A vibrant hub of learning': Site selected for new school in Shediac, N.B.
The future site of a school in Shediac, N.B., has been chosen.
The new kindergarten-to-Grade-12 school will be built on the west side of Ohio Road, next to Route 15, according to a news release from the province.
'With the rapid population growth in our province in recent years, many schools in southeastern New Brunswick are either at or over capacity,' said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Claire Johnson in the release.
The new school will have a 930-student capacity, with room to grow. The government says it will replace Shediac Cape School, which was built in 1958 and renovated and expanded in 1997. It will also alleviate enrolment pressures at Moncton High School.
'I am excited that a new school in the Shediac area will not only alleviate enrolment pressures in the short term, but will provide a modern facility that will serve kindergarten-to-Grade 12 students and the wider community for generations to come,' said Johnson.
The plans for the school include:
music and visual arts rooms
middle school technology rooms
a black box theatre with stage
computer and science labs
vocational shops
The government says a library, cafeteria and two gymnasiums will be available to the community outside of school hours.
'This new K-12 school will be a vibrant hub of learning that reflects our unwavering commitment to the four pillars that guide our work: literacy, numeracy, safe and caring schools, and graduation,' said district superintendent and CEO Randolph MacLean in the release.
Construction is scheduled to start in the fall, with a total budget of $105 million. The government has allocated $25 million for the project in the 2025-26 fiscal year. The school is expected to open in January 2029.
The government says several factors are considered when choosing a new school site, including:
community amenities
community school use
catchment area
accessibility of the site
available utilities
transportation strategies
natural site conditions
site size
For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
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