{"id":24501,"date":"2026-01-29T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=24501"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T02:22:27","slug":"an-update-on-our-wilkinson-house-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/an-update-on-our-wilkinson-house-redevelopment\/","title":{"rendered":"An update on our Wilkinson House Redevelopment!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to share the news that we are nearly there with Wilkinson House! While we don\u2019t have an occupancy date yet, we are working towards staff and students being able to work and learn in the building sometime in March, which is very exciting.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24501 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260127-1-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260127-1-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260121-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260121-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260127-2-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260127-2-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The Wilkinson House redevelopment has been an exciting project in the life of SCEGGS, transforming a small apartment building (and our boarding house for a time) into new contemporary teaching and learning spaces, while retaining the heritage fa\u00e7ade. William Smart\u2019s vision is now coming to life as we move into the finishing stages of this adaptive reuse project, and we see a building that is both functional and beautiful starting to emerge from behind the scaffolding.<\/p>\n<p>The interior of our Sports Hall has been resurfaced, and the Sports Hall roof is also now free from demountables \u2013 so this means we can start the year with two fantastic spaces for our PDHPE\/Sport department.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: hidden\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260128-3-e1769634722612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/01\/260106-3-e1769634745744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"338\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So while there will be some re-rooming for some smaller classes in the Secondary School for the first part of the term, we are really looking forward to opening this amazing new building and sharing this exciting part of the campus redevelopment with the SCEGGS community.<\/p>\n<p>For further information about the project, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me directly, or our Business Manager, Adrian Craig, or view further details on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sceggs.nsw.edu.au\/light-her-path\/why-wilkinson-house\/creating-a-21st-century-learning-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holly Gyton<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Head of School<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to share the news that we are nearly there with Wilkinson House! While we don\u2019t have an occupancy date yet, we are working towards staff and students being able to work and learn in the building sometime in March, which is very exciting. 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