The Melbourne schools with the most portable buildings and the impact on students
Melbourne public schools are increasingly relying on portable buildings to accommodate a surge in student enrollment. Nearly half of the state's school buildings are now relocatable, raising concerns about the loss of open space and the quality of learning environments.
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Share A A A Almost half of the state’s public school buildings are demountable as enrolments surge in Melbourne’s growth corridors and many new schools need temporary classrooms to keep up with demand.
Figures from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office, analysed by this masthead, show that last December there were 6773 relocatable buildings in government schools – comprising 43 per cent of the state’s 15,727 school buildings.
Alamanda K-9 College in Point Cook has the most relocatable classrooms of any school statewide. Marija Ercegovac That number is double what the auditor-general reported a decade ago , partly due to enrolments in government schools jumping by 75,752 in the past 10 years.
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