Community & Business
3 December, 2021
Walkamin School on a mission for new playground
WALKAMIN State School is crying out for new playground equipment to fi t the heightened demand at playtime with an influx of students bringing the school near capacity.
The current equipment was only built for a school of around 30 to 40 kids, now they have over 60 just shy of their 70-kid capacity.
The small quaint school has doubled in numbers from the last five years and is struggling to cope with the massive influx of students.
The school’s P&C committee have taken on the job of raising around $80,000 to purchase a new playground fi t for their growing numbers.
They raised close to $10,000 from their recent community fair, reaching the halfway mark to their $80,000 total. Principal Ricci Baruksopulo said the current playground was structurally sound – it just could not cope with the sheer numbers of students.
“Our current playground is over 15 years old and with our growing numbers the playground gets pretty full at lunchtime,” he said. “The condition of the playground is pretty good. What we fi nd is it was sort of built for 30-40 kids.
“The department and the P&C want to do as much as we can to give the kids some more space and playground equipment.”
