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Acting Premier and Minister for Education James Merlino joined Member for Albert Park Martin Foley today to tour the new South Melbourne Primary School, which will cater for more than 500 students from Prep to Year 6.

The school, which will be ready for students on the first day of Term 1 2018, features modern teaching and learning space, as well as facilities the community can share so that it is fully embedded in neighbourhood life.

It includes an administration centre, library and arts facilities on the ground floor, as well as a maternal child and health centre.

Level 1 includes school staff areas, music rooms, science classrooms and an external urban ecology chamber, canteen and plaza.

Levels 2 and 5 include classrooms, external learning and play areas, while there are more classrooms on levels 3 and 4. There is also a competition basketball and netball stadium on the ground floor.

The school won the Future Project of the Year award at the 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards held in Berlin.

The project is part of a $2.5 billion investment by the Labor Government to build the Education State.

Victoria’s school building boom has delivered more than 1,200 school upgrades and 56 new school projects across the state, supporting almost 5,000 construction jobs for Victorians.