The Department is currently undertaking new building and refurbishment projects. Of major significance are newly planned high schools. Also provided in this section is application and policy information relating to new guidelines for capital works in Tasmanian schools.
- Building the Education Revolution - Project Templates
The Commonwealth Government has committed funding of $14.7 billion over three years to provide new facilities and refurbishments in Australian schools to meet the needs of 21st century students and teachers through the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program. To ensure that the BER has the greatest impact on job support, it is essential that construction on as many projects as possible commences quickly. To enhance efficiency and early take-up, design templates will be used by states, territories and BGAs, wherever possible. These templates must be used by each project unless a school or system has a pre-approved design available, or can demonstrate that the non-use of a template is reasonable, appropriate and that the building process can still be expedited and achieved within the prescribed timeframes.
- BER - Public Art
A brilliant opportunity exists for those schools who received funding under the Primary Schools for the 21st Century and Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools elements of the Building the Education Revolution (BER)
- Capital Investment Program
Guidelines designed to assist schools in applying for capital works grants are provided here. Included are links to the Building Better Schools policy document and online application form.
- Bridgewater and Southern Midlands Education Renewal Taskforce (BASMERT)
BASMERT is the taskforce commissioned to review and oversee redevelopment of education delivery in the Brighton area prompted by the loss of Bridgewater High School in 2007.
- Kingston Education Project
The Minister for Education, David Bartlett, has announced that the new $30 million Kingston High School will be built on a site in Kingston View Drive, adjacent to the existing Kingborough Sports Centre.
