New School Campus - East Campus
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Start
Q2 2018
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Planning
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Design
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Construction
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Finish
Q1 2022
About the project
We built a second campus for McKinnon Secondary College in the Virginia Park East Bentleigh precinct, opening in 2022. The state-of-the-art school complements the existing campus by catering to the diverse needs of all students, while supporting the growing demand for local secondary school places.
The new campus can enrol up to 1,100 students. It accommodates students from Year 8 and 9. Year 7 students will attend one semester at this campus, and one semester at the school's McKinnon Road campus.
The name for this new campus – East Campus – has been chosen, and reflects the location of the site in the local area.
The 2018–19 State Budget allocated $4.1 million for early works on a second campus at this school.
In the 2019–20 State Budget, the school shared in $624.8 million allocated for new schools.
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The enrolment zone for McKinnon Secondary College will be expanded from 2022 to incorporate the new campus. Find My has been updated to show this school zone for 2022.
on enrolment, placement, and admission are available on the Department of Education and Training website.
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We have designed the new campus for 1100 students, providing them with facilities including:
- a 4-storey building running the length of the site
- outdoor sports amenities with feature landscaping
- modern learning environments for science, technology, design, art, music, and drama
- a gymnasium with retractable seating and a commercial kitchen, which could be shared for community use.
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More than 230 students, teachers, parents and community members from McKinnon and the surrounding area participated in a consultation in August/September 2018 on the design, features and use of the planned campus.
We have incorporated the main themes they raised into the master plan:
- Build on McKinnon's community spirit, school reputation and commitment to excellence
- Need more capacity and facilities for this growing school community
- Existing school design and branding should be used to connect the two campuses
- Share events, safe access and technology will help connect the two campuses
- Outdoor recreation areas, green spaces and communal areas are important for connection and retreat.
You can contact us for a copy of the engagement report, and master plan.
Upgrade and Modernisation - McKinnon Campus
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Start
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Planning
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Design
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Construction
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Finish
Q3 2018
About the project
We have built a 3-storey VCE centre with specialist science teaching facilities, senior study, flexible learning areas and general purpose classrooms.
In the 2015–16 State Budget, $9 million was allocated to the school for upgrade and modernisations.
Reviewed 01 February 2022