11 November 2021

A new learning centre for Year 7 and 8 students at Padua College, Mornington, will start construction in 2022.

The 3600-square metre facility incorporates a range of features for the 550 students who will be using the centre once completed. The precinct features ample green spaces and a loggia for sheltered outdoor play. Spacious, modern classrooms will open up to central areas and adjoining classrooms to allow for flexible learning spaces.

At the heart of the building is an atrium which will form a gathering space. Ground floor plans include an administration centre, sick bay, leadership office, learning enhancement hub, science and STEM rooms, seminar rooms and student kitchenettes with 18 learning spaces in the floor above. The ambitious project has been designed by Baldasso Cortese and will form an important part of the college’s 125th anniversary celebrations.