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Truganina North Primary School (interim name)

Location
20 Hercules Dr Truganina 3029

New school

  1. Start

    Q2 2022

  2. Planning

  3. Design

  4. Construction

  5. Finish

    Q1 2024

The above dates are forecast only and subject to change.

About the project

We’re building a new primary school in Truganina. It will open day one of Term 1 in 2024 and help the growing local population get a great education close to home. It will be able to enrol up to 650 students, when the school is complete.

The school will open for enrolments for students in Prep to Grade 6. The 2024 school zones are available at findmyschool.vic.gov.auExternal Link . For enrolment queries, please email vsba@education.vic.gov.au.

We're building Truganina North Primary School Kindergarten (interim name) at the school. Having the kindergarten and school together may help local children make a smooth transition into primary school and can also make drop-off time simpler for some families. Truganina North Secondary School (interim name)’s junior campus will also be located on the same site.

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Funding

In the 2022–23 State Budget, the school shared in $527.233 million allocated for new schools.

Funding type
New School

  • We are consulting on a name for Truganina North Primary School (interim name).

    In our commitment to school names in Aboriginal languages, the Bunurong Traditional Owner group has been consulted and has provided a shortlist of names for this new school.

    The Department of Education will use your preferences to decide on this school’s name.

    Have your say by taking the surveyExternal Link on the Engage Victoria website.

  • Joanna Stanford was appointed principal of this new school.

    Joanna is an innovative and passionate educational leader with 20 years of experience working in Melbourne's west. She spent 12 years at Derrimut Primary School, including 6 as principal. Joanna believes that all learners can experience success in the right environment. She is looking forward to building a community of learners with the families and young people at Truganina North Primary School (interim name).

  • When the school opens in Term 1, 2024, it will include:

    • an administration and library building
    • 3 learning neighbourhoods
    • a community hub
    • a car park
    • hard courts
    • outdoor play spaces
    • a sports field.

    Students will have great modern learning areas with air conditioning and heating. We have designed the school to be environmentally sustainable and easy to manage.

  • Across late 2021 and during early–mid 2022, we consulted with local Traditional Owners, represented by the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation to endorse the design of this new school.

    We sought feedback and advice on:

    • local Indigenous plantings
    • cultural stories and histories
    • translations of Indigenous words
    • design elements that could enhance cultural education and understanding.

Truganina North Primary School (interim name) – indicative site plan

An indicative site plan showing Truganina North Primary School and Kindergarten (interim names), and the secondary school junior campus.
Truganina North Primary School (interim name) – indicative site plan

This image shows the indicative site plan for two schools and one kindergarten on the same site in Truganina. They are:

  • Truganina North Primary School (interim name)
  • Truganina North Primary School Kindergarten (interim name)
  • Truganina North Secondary School (interim name) – junior campus

Boulder Avenue is marked up along the top of the plan. Tannum Circuit is to the right, Everton Road runs along the bottom and Hercules Drive is on the left.

The plan shows buildings at the top left belonging to Truganina North Primary School (interim name). They include:

  • a library and administration building
  • a community hub
  • three learning neighbourhoods (classrooms)
  • a car park
  • hard courts
  • a sports field.

The plan shows buildings at the bottom of the map belonging to Truganina North Secondary School (interim name) – junior campus. They include:

  • a library and administration building
  • a community hub
  • 2 learning neighbourhoods (classrooms)
  • an arts and technology building
  • a science and technology building
  • 2 car parks
  • hard courts.

The plan shows a kindergarten building and car park next to Tannum Circuit.

There is an 'outdoor play spaces' label towards the centre in the open space of the map.

The bottom of the image says Opening from Term 1 2024.

Download Truganina North Primary School (interim name) – indicative site plan

Reviewed 05 June 2023

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