A New Chapter Begins: Colégio Marista Lautem Moves to Its Permanent Campus

On 7 July 2025, Colégio Marista Lautem moved from its temporary location at the Lautem Catholic Parish Centre to its permanent site at Sika, about six kilometres from Lautem.

A pupil-free day was called for Friday, 4 July, to allow staff and contractors to physically move the classroom furniture and resources. The move had been long anticipated as the hope had been that the Sika site would be ready in January.

While in some ways they were sorry to leave what had been their school for six months, the students were clearly excited to arrive at their beautiful new school.

Up until now, students had been arriving at school with parents on motorbikes. Now they arrived in small, parent-organised trucks as well as on foot.

A number of parents attended the morning assembly on that first day and were as awestruck as the students with the state-of-the-art educational facility.

There are many firsts for students and staff - spaces for teachers to set up displays, eating lunch in a purpose-built dining room, spacious and creative learning spaces, using western toilets, cooking indoors and enjoying the expanse of the campus.

The excitement continues.

Written by Br Paul Kane, Principal, Colégio Marista Lautem