The school has been given a choice of four concept plans for a new learning hub which would replace four prefabricated classrooms at the back of the school.
Principal Andy Larson said the four proposed plans were based on a ''pod concept'', and although they appeared similar, they had subtle variations in layout.
''It's going to have an open-plan area in the middle, where we will have things like cooking and art areas, and on each corner of the rectangle-shaped open area there will be four spaces for people to work in, plus two withdrawal areas where teachers can work with individuals or small groups of children.''
It was hoped the facility would create a co-operative modern learning environment. The development would future-proof the school for the next several decades, he said.
Mr Larson said the new facility would replace four prefabricated classrooms that were placed at the back of the school in 1979, to accommodate the large number of pupils who came to the school following the Abbotsford landslip.
While the prefabs were still usable, Mr Larson said the tired buildings were well past their use-by date, and did not allow for the modern co-operative style of teaching common in schools now.
It was estimated the facility would cost about $1 million, and funding would come from the Ministry of Education, he said.
Construction was expected to begin before the end of this year, and it was hoped it would be completed in mid-April next year, in time for the start of term 2.
