Last December, it was announced the college would expand as the school roll continued to increase, growing by 51% since 2012.
Now, the school, along with Christchurch-based Athfield Architects, has drafted an initial concept redevelopment plan for work expected to take three years to construct.
The plan showed numerous changes to the school, including the development of a new gymnasium, a whare, and two double-storey buildings expected to contain more than a dozen new classrooms, while the school's entrance and administration block would also be shifted.
Principal Wayne Bosley said the school was "really excited" to have a plan, the full visual appearance details of which he did not want to share publicly at this point.
He believed the development of a whare would not only be an asset for the school, but for the community as a whole.
"We think that it is a type of building that is really appropriate for a New Zealand school and that it could be beneficial for our community as well. Currently it's being designed so that it can be multi-use as well as a space for the teaching and learning of Maori."
Overall, the plan was designed to ensure good egress throughout the college and to accommodate 1600 students, he said, while also allowing for more outdoor learning.
"Although the winters are cold here, the weather is generally pretty nice, so we feel we can make the most of more external learning environments, both in terms of recreation and in terms of teaching and learning."
It was hoped construction would begin in November this year, however, Mr Bosley said much of the current plan relied on the school having the neighbouring Wanaka community pool site, owned by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
The pool is set to be decommissioned on June 9 when the new pool opens in Three Parks.
Mr Bosley said the Ministry of Education was in negotiations with the council over purchase of the site, and did not want the concept plan to be published until the negotiations were complete.
"The swimming pool [land] we see as being imperative. We would like to think that we would be able to get access to that for our growth and development, and depending on how negotiations go, that will be what the final plan will look like," he said.
