Grant boost for Marymede

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Marymede Catholic College will receive $6 millions from the state government to expand its Doreen campus.

The funding is part of the government’s building fund for non-government schools, which has provided to $243 million to 65 Catholic schools across the state.

The government said Marymede would use the money to build eight general learning areas at the Doreen campus, a learning centre, information technology centre, a careers and pathways centre and student wellbeing and counselling centre.

Education Minister Ben Carroll said the funding helped to ensure students at Catholic schools were learning in the best environment.

Olivia Nguyen