Premier and member for South West Coast Denis Napthine dropped into the secondary school on Friday to announce about $371,000 worth of much-needed maintenance money.

“A total of $179,950 will be used to upgrade the staff wing and $191,078 for much-needed repairs on the library, which is a busy hub of the school,” Dr Napthine said.

School principal Jane Boyle said the funding was a great start towards fixing major problems.

 “(The rooms) were very bad — they’re mouldy because of the rotting roof and the guttering and downpipes have all rotted away (so) water is actually going into the classrooms and the staffroom,” she said. 

“There’s a smell associated with the mould and some of the brickwork is crumbling and moving because of the moisture. It’s a big project to fix (but) this money is a start.

“It will be used in the roofing ... but (the works) will definitely be an ongoing process.”

She hoped repair work would start before Christmas, using local builders.