Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre

The Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre is unique among the state's network of twenty three environmental education centres and specialises in environmental and sustainability education programs focusing on the urban environment. The centre is located in The Rocks, adjacent to historic Observatory Hill and Sydney's CBD. The centre provides a wealth of opportunities for students and teachers to enhance their understanding of the built environment in vibrant and diverse settings. Students from Kindergarten to Year 12 are able to participate in many curriculum linked fieldwork programs, as well as sustainability incursions. The centre is particulalrly acclaimed for its urban Geography programs in a variety of settings, and it's History programs in The Rocks.

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Maintenance

To ensure the safety, reliability and longevity of our schools, every school across NSW receives maintenance. The Department undertakes preventative and routine maintenance every year, and repairs as needed. The Department also reviews the planned maintenance program for each school every year and reviews those items that are predicted to require work to help prolong the life of the school buildings and facilities.

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Demountables

Demountables have been part of the NSW education system for many decades and will continue to be used across the state. Demountable classrooms are modern, air-conditioned rooms that provide students and teaching staff with excellent quality facilities. The learning spaces have the same range of technology that is available in permanent spaces. We review school accommodation needs each year, looking at changing enrolment patterns and other factors to prepare for the upcoming school year. This helps to identify schools that need new demountables and schools where they can removed. Most demountable movement takes place between October and February and we report our annual demountable statistics each April. Additional demountable installations can occur outside this window to support capital works and maintenance projects in schools or emergency responses to natural disasters.

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We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.

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