--- title: 'NEW! 3-story Science Block' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/new-3-story-science-block' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/new-3-story-science-block.md' date: '2025-06-27' description: 'SYMBOLIC START TO NEW 3-STOREY SCIENCE BLOCK! Early this morning, with the guidance and blessing of Matua Hare Paniora, Year 13 students Olivia Cormack Neto and Maria Sawaya had the privilege of turning the ceremonial sod to mark the symbolic start of construction on our new 3-storey Science block.…' --- NEW! 3-story Science Block Construction Commences 28 June 2025 ![E block sod](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/b/b/f/9/9bbf9ab729ee0393b5949318f36b0d5945e0f0a8-e-block-sod.jpg "E block sod") # NEW! 3-story Science Block Friday, 27th June 2025 at 7:30am #### SYMBOLIC START TO NEW 3-STOREY SCIENCE BLOCK! Early this morning, with the guidance and blessing of Matua Hare Paniora, Year 13 students Olivia Cormack Neto and Maria Sawaya had the privilege of turning the ceremonial sod to mark the symbolic start of construction on our new 3-storey Science block. Official 'ground-breaking' and construction of the new 3-storey Science Block will take place tomorrow (Saturday 28 June, 2025) with an expected completion date of October 2026. During the construction period, the **lower Stottholm Road entrance will be closed to students**. It will be used for construction traffic and for staff parking. Te Aratika student pick-up and drop-offs will also continue from this entrance. For the safety of GBHS students, staff, and the public, during the construction period, student access will not be permitted at any time through this entrance. **Student access will be through the entrances at Firle Place, the upper walkway by 82 Stottholm Road, or the front entrance of the school on Godley Road**. **Please note:** Students and whānau from neighbouring Green Bay School will not be permitted to walk through the GBHS campus to access the lower Stottholm Road driveway. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025.md) - Previous: [NCEA Candidate Sheets (Reminder)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/ncea-candidate-sheets-reminder.md) - Next: [NEW Assistant Yr 9 Dean](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/new-assistant-yr-9-dean.md)