Work on new post-16 campus could start this year

The old St Peter Port School will be knocked down

Demolition of the old St Peter Port School to make way for an £88m educational campus could start in May.

Guernsey States said it would need a company to knock down the buildings on the Les Ozouets site.

Funding was secured after a successful amendment to the government work plan by the Policy & Resources committee.

The tender work was halted last year when the States defunded the works during a previous debate, but can now recommence.

A contractor will also be found to clear the building of asbestos.

It is hoped the demolition will be completed in August and the construction of the Post-16 campus will then begin shortly after.

Nick Hynes, director of education and senior responsible officer for the transforming education programme, said continuing the work "will be a swift process" to allow teams to "get ready to begin the build".

"We are pleased that the designs for the campus still incorporate some elements of the old St Peter Port school such as the mature sweet chestnut tree; so while the old building will be gone, it's memory will remain as part of the campus.

"The tree itself, which is well-known and much loved by the community, will sit at the heart of The Guernsey Institute's main building, which is part of the phase one construction plan."