Fernhill School
New school: Fernhill School completed project
This project provided a new purpose built School for Specific Purposes (SSP) to meet enrolment demand within the Penrith local government area. This school delivers programs for students who require intensive levels of support, in a specialised educational setting, where learning support plans and individualised learning programs are provided. The K-12 SSP environment caters for approximately 160 students with moderate to severe intellectual and physical disabilities, and provides support classes and facilities to enable all educational options. The support classes provide educational, vocational and social learning opportunities for students in age appropriate activities.
Category:
Major works
Type:
New school
Status:
Complete
Completion:
December 2016
Cooler Classrooms
This school has been assessed as not meeting the scope of current Cooler Classroom funding requirements.
Type:
Program
Status:
Complete
LED Upgrade
The $157.8 million LED Lighting Upgrade Program will install new LED lights in up to 1,000 public schools across NSW. This means reduced operating costs for schools and improved learning environments and outcomes for our students.
Type:
Program
Status:
Completed
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.
Type:
Program
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.
Teaching spaces:
4
Other facilities:
0

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