The multipurpose space - which features basketball court, teaching space and kitchen - was officially opened yesterday with a blessing, waiata and pupils performing Nirvana’s Come As You Are.
Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan cut the ribbon to officially open the hall, telling the children it was more fun than his first official duty as mayor six years ago - the opening of a new toilet.
Cromwell Primary School principal Matthew McCormick said the hall was the latest in a series of builds addressing the school’s burgeoning roll.
"The impact is going to be absolutely huge. This has been 10 years in the making - Wendy Brooks, my predecessor, had a vision and that was to create a world-class educational experience for children in a world-class setting and certainly today she’s essentially achieved that vision," he said.
"We are in a real period of growth here in Cromwell and that’s no surprise. We’ve just recently had the blessing of two new teaching spaces in the past few years, and we’ve got a roll growth hub being built that’s four classrooms worth, and now this multipurpose hall has just been opened."
The scaling-up was important to ensure the school was keeping up with the increased number of children in the community and providing them with a good education, he said.
"We certainly are excited to be able to use this space and use it well - for our tamariki of today and our tamariki of tomorrow."
