Principal Debbie Dickson answered questions as she guided more than 20 parents and prospective pupils around the framework of the administration and hall block, across to where the playground will be and around the five "learning pods".
Lake Hayes Estate mother Leone Schoenbaechler said her two daughters attended Frankton Playcentre, Queenstown Kindergarten, Queenstown Primary School and Wakatipu High School before their latest studies at the University of Otago.
Mrs Schoenbaechler said while she still loved Queenstown Primary, and it was the making of her two girls, her son Joshua (8) would be enrolled at the Frankton school.
The school's closer proximity to both home and their Lavina Cafe business, at Remarkables Park, would enable her and her husband to become involved in the school, she said.
"I think it's going to be great. My son will love the amphitheatre, because he's into music, and the radio station and IT parts of it. It sounds like they'll let the kids be hands-on.
"I like the whole views and how it sits in the landscape, and I like the way the playground is small enough for teachers to keep an eye on them."
Lake Hayes Estate mother Karen Stalker said she thought the new school was "fantastic".
It was definitely needed given the growth in population of Queenstown, she said.
