Teachers at Corrimal's Aspect South Coast School will face a new challenge this week - keeping its pupils off the new playground.
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After months of waiting, the school officially opened its new equipment on Monday, to much excitement from its 32 students.
Principal Bruce Rowles said the children had already given the play area a workout and he wasn't game to try to hustle them inside.
"They've already been on it, they were so excited," he said.
"We've had some delays in getting it finished with the weather, we wanted it to be ready last term but the kids have had to wait - good luck to anyone who tries to get them off it now."
The new equipment, complete with slippery dips, a climbing spider web and stepping stones, was funded by community support, along with a grant from NSW Sport and Recreation.
Mr Rowles had made a plea for a new playground in January, expecting it to take years to raise the $110,000 needed.
"The equipment was ageing, we'd had it for more than 20 years and we knew parts of it needed to be replaced but we also knew it was going to take a lot of money to make it happen," he said.
"The support from the community has just been overwhelming - we've had major groups support us but also individuals who just wanted to help. There's far too many to name them all but we just can't thank them enough."
Monday also marked the start of work on a playground at Barrack Heights, which will include a bike track and monkey bars.
Construction is set to be completed in about three weeks.
Aspect South Coast caters for children with autism and Mr Rowles said running around the playground was critical.
"The children spend part of each day learning how to play on the equipment," he said.
"It builds their gross and fine motor skills, helps develop their play skills and gives them confidence to go to any playground and be able to play.
"It teaches them how to share and take turns, sometimes they can push in front so this helps to develop their waiting skills," Mr Rowles said.