It's been anything but a quiet holiday for a school playground getting a spruce up before the beginning of term.

Parents from the group Friends of Coatesville School have given a "new lease of life" to the playground at Coatesville School which faced an uncertain future without repairs or replacement.

Replacement cost of the playground was estimated at around $80 - 90,000.

Amy Baker Work has included replacing wooden boards and railings.

However, the DIY work parents have put in has brought the cost down to just $1500.

Coatesville School principal Richard Johnson said the work had been a "massive" saving of school funds and a huge boost to play areas within the school.

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Amy Baker Leon Tucker, 3, has a play.

"The school is indebted to this amazing group of hardworking, motivated parents who coordinated all the labour and expertise required to come and revitalise our playground for a fraction of the cost of a new one," he said.

"They also sourced the required materials from Mitre 10 Mega Albany, who showed tremendous support for our school."

More than 30 people have helped at the two working bees so far, with one more planned.

Amy Baker Year one pupil Chloe Gibson, 5, climbs the wall using the new plastic-coated chain.

Children also helped out where safely possible.

Johnson said the board of trustees went through an "extremely thorough process" with a certified engineer to determine the long-term viability of the playground, which is around 20-years-old.

As two new play areas were installed in the school in 2016, the cost to replace the old playground would have been "prohibitive", he said.

A recent engineering assessment deemed the majority of items in the playground safe.

However, a short list of additions and maintenance were needed before it could be used by students again.

Work has included replacing wooden platforms, putting extra railings in place and plastic protectors over chains.

Mitre 10 Mega Albany supported the school with material costs.

Friends of Coatesville School chairman Jason Steele said the working bees have been a chance for community to come together.

"It's not about necessarily doing stuff, it's about doing it with others," he said.

"The more we get people involved, the more people want to do things together and then the more they enjoy it."

Friends of Coatesville School communications facilitator Nicki Gibson said the working bees had been a "real community effort".

"It's been really lovely in terms of being able to just getting the community together and rallying the parents together to have a working bee to fix this for the children."

See the Friends of Coatesville School Facebook page for when the playground will reopen.