Victoria Avenue Community Public School
Department of Education and Communities
Completed 2015
(GAO project architect - design and design development, construction advice. Tender docs Perumal Pedavoli Architects)
$24mil
Images Ethan Rohloff
The Department of Education and Communities (DEC) along with Canada Bay Council has developing a community site next to Homebush Bay Drive and adjoining Powells Creek Reserve. The new school caters for 600 primary school children and includes 4 Special Education class rooms. As a community partnership the building includes a 46 place long day care centre, an Early Childhood Health Centre and an enlarged Hall to accommodate Out Of School Hours care and community use.
The school has exclusive use of one of the two community playing fields during school hours.
The project included major site remediation works, addressed site flooding issues and has been designed to act as an acoustic barrier to traffic noise from Homebush Bay Drive. There is an existing large billboard which will remain on site.
This project seeks to provide innovative responses to its role as a community school and to represent a new direction in education.