Following demolition this month of a 1950s two-storey classroom block at Ashburton Intermediate School, there is uncertainty as to when it will be replaced.
Principal Brent Gray said a rebuild project for the site of 10 new classrooms was put on hold after the last election.
The demolition and rebuild was initially planned for completion more than one year ago.
The now demolished block was used as a classroom block of eight classes up until two years ago.
‘‘We are utilising another block that is due for demolition for those eight classes in the meantime. We are also using our staffroom, library and science room as classrooms while we await the new build.’’
The school would find out in July when the ministry would announce its capital expenditure budget round whether the rebuild would be in the next year’s projects.
It was a wait filled with uncertainty.
He wouldn’t be surprised if it was a couple of years down the track. In the meantime, the school was planning to grass the demolition site, so it would become a green space, extending the school’s field.
‘‘We are frustrated with having to use spaces that we shouldn’t be using as classrooms,’’ Gray said.
While the roll has slightly dipped to 450 from 470 last year, it is in an overall growth pattern and could reach up to 500 in two years.
