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Planning For Growth –
New Models For 21st
Century Schools
Susan Rudland and Clare Brown
Overview
Infrastructure NSW has identified education as a key
driver for a competitive and innovative economy
There are particular challenges in the current context
for delivering high quality and well located schools
New approaches are required to plan and deliver schools
This presentation will explore the challenges and
opportunities for education infrastructure to meet the
needs of the 21st century
Sydney 1950
A Plan for Growth in 1970
A Plan For Growing Sydney:
What does it mean for
Education?
Aims to guide land use
planning decisions for
the next 20 years
Decisions that determine
where we live, where
we work, and how we
move around the city
With the State Infrastructure
Plan will guide the delivery
of Education and other
Infrastructure
Growth targets to 2031
A Plan for Growing Sydney (2014)
17 years
City of Cities
Strategy (2005)
26 years
Forecast Population 2031 5,900,000 5,300,000
New Dwellings 664,000 640,000
New Dwellings per annum 39,000 24,600
New Jobs 689,000 500,000
New jobs per annum 40,500 19,200
Growth Focus Areas
The task ahead
Infrastructure Delivery Plans
State Infrastructure Plan
“Infrastructure NSW recommends that a reservation of $700
million from the Rebuilding NSW initiative to create a 10-
year Schools Growth Program for education infrastructure
projects to service growing student populations.”
Subregional planning
Growth Infrastructure Plans
Co-ordination to secure strategic sites ahead of time in
greenfield and infill areas.
Removing Barriers
Removing land use planning policy barriers to increasing
school densities
Use of developer contributions to partially fund both
land acquisition and the construction of education
services to new developments
Colocation with social infrastructure
Centres
Living closer to work
is a specific direction-
‘resi growth in and
around centres’
Strategic Centres are
the priority
Preservation of cores
within major centres
is reinforced
School acquisitions and disposals
Sydney’s overcrowded schools
Potential responses for the future
Adaptive re-use of existing fabric
Co-location with education, health and community uses
Regional infrastructure clusters
Shared facilities with other sectors?
Staggered hours and timetables
Design responses for flexibility, adaptability, multifunction
Strategies proposed in NSW
Fewer, larger schools in highly urbanised areas, to minimise land
acquisition costs
Optimisation of existing sites where feasible
A focus on removing land use planning policy barriers to increase
school densities and facilitate use of developer contributions
Improved coordination between government landholders and non-
government providers
Sharing infrastructure with communities
A focus on innovative models for future delivery – including:
Demonstration projects in metropolitan and regional areas to test and
showcase innovative delivery for enhanced functionality
Partnering with the development industry to including partnership
opportunities with non-government providers and PPP delivery
The Beekman Hill International
School, New York City
Repurposing existing structure
built in 1917 to a temporary
primary school. Includes double
height gym and rooftop
playground.
William Jones College
Preparatory High School, Chicago
Multi-level inner-city school
‘Stacked’ approach to design,
placing classrooms in the middle
floors between shared spaces.
Bridge Academy, London
Multi-level inner-city secondary
school with design focus on
flexible learning and social
spaces.
Designed to minimise energy use
by maximising daylight and is
naturally ventilated.
P.S. 59 and the High School of
Art and Design, New York City
Public-Private Partnership
Mixed use development
Primary and Secondary schools
along with supermarket.
Delivery?
Different challenges in greenfield and infill areas
Can’t ignore population growth – its here
A structured program for delivery that has a long-term focus, can
respond to emerging requirements, and is grounded by planning,
delivery and commercial requirements.
Questions and Discussion
Director, Social Planning
Susan RudlandDirector, Planning
Clare Brown
