Pupils at Pujanke Primary School have received a new sports hall after more than three decades of waiting, while works have simultaneously begun on the upgrade of the school building itself. This is one of the largest educational projects in Split in recent years, with a total value of €6.7 million.
Of that amount, €5.95 million comes from non-repayable funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO). The project covers the construction of a new sports hall and the reconstruction and extension of the existing school building, with the aim of ensuring better conditions for the 506 pupils currently attending the school, as well as for future generations.
The new two-part sports hall is worth approximately €4 million and features a spectator stand with a capacity of 312 seats. In addition to the main sports area, a smaller hall for corrective gymnastics has been arranged, along with all necessary facilities for conducting lessons and sports activities.
The second phase of the project is worth approximately €2.6 million and includes the construction of seven new classrooms, five of which are for subject-based teaching and two specialised laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology. New staff rooms, changing rooms and sanitary units are also planned. The upgrade is expected to enable a switch to single-shift teaching and the introduction of an all-day school.
Mayor Tomislav Šuta emphasised that this is a project of great significance for the entire city. He stated that the hall will be a space for teaching, training and sports encounters, and that the school upgrade will create conditions for working in a single shift.
The ceremony was attended by Zrinka Mužinić Bikić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Science and Education, Deputy Mayors Matea Dorčić and Ivo Bilić, as well as heads of city administration departments.
The project at Pujanke is part of a large investment cycle in school infrastructure, through which Split is seeking to ensure single-shift teaching and more modern educational conditions in several primary schools. According to data from the City of Split, total investments in school infrastructure range between €85 and 90 million.
