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Capital Works
The Harper Master Plan
The College Council’s strategic Capital Works Plan comprises a series of projects to develop, upgrade and improve buildings, accommodation and shared spaces on campus. With the generous support of our community, we have now completed the Thyne Reid Link Building, Kitchen Development, Reid Refurbishment, outdoor Public Art Project, Main Building Bedroom Refurbishment, and the Junior Common Room Upgrade.
We now turn our attention to the next major priority under the Harper Master Plan: the transformation of the Main Library.
Main Library Upgrade
The Main Library sits at the academic heart of St Andrew’s College – a place where generations of students have studied, prepared and grown. As part of the Harper Master Plan, the College is now embarking on a significant transformation of the Library to ensure it remains a world-class environment for scholarship and intellectual life for generations to come.
Architectural design is currently underway, with plans to create a contemporary learning hub that honours the Library’s heritage character while meeting the evolving needs of today’s students. The upgrade will enhance study spaces, improve accessibility, modernise technology infrastructure, and introduce flexible areas that support both focused individual work and collaborative learning.
This is a project the entire St Andrew’s community can shape and be proud of. Philanthropic support from our alumni and parent community will be central to bringing this vision to life.
To find out more or discuss how your support can contribute to the Library Upgrade, please contact the Advancement Office:
T: +61 2 9565 7303
E: advancement@standrewscollege.edu.au
Junior Common Room (JCR) Upgrade - Completed
The Junior Common Room Upgrade is now complete, and the result is transformational.
Supported by the extraordinary generosity of our alumni and parent community, the JCR has been reimagined as a vibrant, multipurpose hub at the heart of college life. The refurbished space features a café and bar, comfortable lounge and dining areas, a reinstated fireplace, new bathroom facilities, improved accessibility, and a revitalised courtyard – all designed to serve students, alumni and the broader St Andrew’s community for decades to come.
We are deeply grateful to every donor whose support made this project possible. Your generosity is felt every day by the students who call this space their own.
Main Building Bedroom Refurbishment - Completed
Over the summer of 2023/24, the College successfully completed the refurbishment of all 90 heritage bedrooms in the Main Building – bringing them fully in line with the high standard of accommodation offered across the rest of the College
Each room was fitted with new desk and bed furnishings, clever storage, improved lighting, modern power outlets, underfloor heating, ceiling fans, and a colour scheme sympathetic to the building’s heritage character. Fireplaces were restored as decorative features. The result is a space that honours the Main Building’s history while providing students with the comfort and amenity they deserve.
We thank all donors whose support contributed to this project.
“The Main Building is beautiful and holds many fond memories for me, as I’m sure it does for so many others. In my years at College this lovely main building was the preferred place to live. I sincerely hope that generations of students to come will have the most wonderful time living there, as I did.” Dr Denis Gordon OAM (Fr 1954)
