Fire at Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School in Bunbury

CCTV vision being sent out captures a male person walking in the school grounds before the intruder and fire alarms activate. 

The male is carrying what appears to be a cotton shopping bag. This male may be able to assist with the investigation. 

Anyone who may be able to identify this male person or who may have seen any suspicious persons or vehicles in the vicinity of Erica Entrance Wednesday evening are asked to call Crime Stoppers.

A fierce fire ripped through the school's resource centre with an estimated damage of $700,000 and will need to be demolished. 

School principal Tegan Piacentini said it was not important how it started, their focus now was on rebuilding the centre. 

"We are looking at building it better and bigger than what it was, with our community having a significant impact because that is a key feature of the school, our community drives what happens," Ms Piacentini said.

"We will restore as much of the 20 years of significant cultural resources as we can.

"We will be looking to the community for help in building the cultural aspects – it is about rebuilding and rejuvenating."

She said the centre, which included the library would be absorbed into a couple of the classrooms, because they loved the way the school looked and didn't want makeshift buildings on campus. 

Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School council chair Greg Little said it was devastating and disappointing that this had happened to the hub of the school.

Mr Little has been the school chair for four years and had never experienced anything like this before. 

He said even though it was a tragedy they needed to look at the positives in order to move forward. 

"I know there were a lot of memories and culture in that building," Mr Little said.

"There were a lot of old photos and signatures from people that can't be replaced – it was the history of our Noongar people."

He said once the building was demolished they would sit down with the Noogar elders and come up with a similar design.   

Ms Piacentini said they didn't dwell on the past and wanted to focus on the positives because what is done can't be reversed. 

"I have been very disappointed that the arson word keeps coming up, no fire investigator mentioned that word, not one, it is inconclusive, there was no evidence of arson, as of close of business on Friday," Ms Piacentini said. 

WA Labour Leader Mark McGowan voiced his concern for the impact it will have on the community and made a small donation last Friday, October 2 to help with buying books and other resources for the school. 

"It is very disturbing, particularly if it was deliberately lit that people go out there and do this to important public facilities, important public buildings that help children," Mr McGowan said.

Ms Piacentini said the key message was that it's business as usual, because the school community is resilient. 

Anyone who can assist in this investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au 

WATCH: Footage of the fire courtesy of Gabriel Cormack.