The garden will be designed to help improve the learning experience for all Carenne students with concrete paths to link all the way from the classrooms to the kitchen garden area for children who need wheelchair access.

Bathurst MP Paul Toole said funding for the project had been made available through the Sustainable Schools Grant program.

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"Ag teacher Allison Couchman is excited at the prospect of developing the garden, having originally started off with a chicken coop to give the kids a chance to experience a hands-on outdoor learning experience," Mr Toole said.

"Now they are ready to embark on the next stage of Allison's vision to enhance the school's work in education and agricultural programs."

Ms Couchman said there were also plans to install a rainwater tank linked to a drip irrigation system to harvest water from the roof of the classroom next to their new kitchen garden.

"There will be raised garden beds as well as a hanging, vertical garden - all aimed with the intention of making them user-friendly and accessible for students of all abilities," she said.

"We even have an old wooden box which we aim to turn into a worm garden so we can make our own compost."

Mr Toole said students would use fresh produce from their kitchen garden in the school canteen and during food technology lessons.

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