WORK has begun on the new primary school at North Maclean, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today visiting to turn the first sod at the $73 million facility.
The school is one of three in the state being built in time for lessons in 2022.
Education Minister Grace Grace, Logan MP Linus Power and Jordan MP Charis Mullen joined Ms Palaszczuk at the school this morning.
The Premier said it would create more than 200 construction jobs.
"Construction is absolutely vital to rebuilding our economy and creating jobs," the Premier said.
"That's why we're forging ahead with infrastructure projects that will provide good, honest, reliable jobs for locals."
Ms Palaszczuk said it was a day to remember for the suburb.
"This is a historic day for the Greenbank community," she said.
"Students in prep to Year 6 will walk through the school gates in January 2022 with an admin block, library, multi-purpose hall, oval, playgrounds and classrooms," she said.
"It's great to turn the sod today and to see tradies and labourers hard at work here at the Greater Flagstone priority development area.
The first stage of the school will cater for about 700 students. That number will rise to 1400 when the school hits full capacity.
Mr Power said he was thrilled to see construction starting.
"This is a huge milestone for many young families in the North Maclean community," Mr Power said.
"Our region is growing rapidly, with more and more families moving into the new Everleigh housing development, where new family homes continue to spring up every day."
Ms Mullen said the new school came on top of more than $90 million already invested in state schools across Jordan and more than $60 million in Logan since 2015.
"I can't wait to see the schools start to take shape. The only thing better will be to see the first students walk through the school gates in a year's time," she said.
Education Minister Grace Grace said the new schools would help COVID-19 recovery.
"Our investment in our schools will help drive the post-COVID economic recovery as well as ensuring all Queensland children, no matter where they live, will benefit from world-class facilities at school," she said.
"North Maclean and the other new schools we are building for 2022 will keep a pipeline of construction work going and create jobs for local tradies and contractors."
Mirvac Queensland Residential Manager Warwick Bible said the start of work on the new school was a major milestone for the fast-growing Greenbank community.
"The new state primary school is a fantastic asset for the entire Greenbank region and, in particular, the young minds who will start their educational journey here over the coming years," he said.
"Many first home buyers and families are choosing to call this area home, with Everleigh alone to have about 750 residents by the start of the 2022 school year and some 3000 when the school bell rings in early 2026."
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