Schools Renewal
The five year Schools Infrastructure Refurbishment program was completed on 30 June 2011. In conjunction with capital upgrade works and new facilities, a total of $162.1 million was committed and spent at ACT public schools. The list of schools and completed works and projects is attached 
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New Schools
This is a new P-10 school (preschool to Year 10) in the Belconnen network. The school opened for students in the preschool to Year 7 classes at the start of the 2009 school year. It has the capacity to accommodate around 1100 students.
This is a world class secondary college catering for Year 11 and 12 students in the North/Gungahlin Network. The college opened to Year 11 students at the start of the 2011 school year. It has the capacity to accommodate around 900 students.
This is a new P-10 school (preschool to Year 10) in the Tuggeranong Network. The school opened for students in the preschool to Year 7 classes at the start of the 2011 school year. It has the capacity to accommodate around 965 students.
The primary school component (preschool to Year 6) opened at the start of the 2008 school year. The secondary school component (Year 7 to 10) is nearing completion and is on track to open from the start of the 2012 school year, catering to Year 8. The school will provide education service for preschool to Year 10 students and will accommodate around 1200 students.
Bonner Primary School
This will be a primary level school (preschool to Year 6) located in the suburb of Bonner in the North/Gungahlin Network. The school is scheduled to open from the start of the 2013 school year. Designs for the new school have been completed with early earthworks underway and scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2011. Building construction work will commence from January 2012.
An environment centre is to be constructed at the school, which will be part of a planned Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Learning and Cultural Centre.
Franklin Early Childhood School
This will be a centre catering for children from birth to Year 2 in the Gungahlin region. The school will be located in the suburb of Franklin in the North/Gungahlin network. The school is planned to open from the start of the 2013 school year. Designs for the new school have been completed.
Coombs Primary School
This will be a primary level school (preschool to Year 6) located in the new district of Molonglo. The school is planned to open from the start of the 2015 school year to meet the enrolment needs of residents moving into the new suburbs of Wright and Coombs. Current planning is for a school to initially cater for 900 students. Designs for the new school are currently in progress, with Preliminary Sketch Plans scheduled to be presented in December 2011.
New Schools Model
Five new early childhood schools are now available. Four new schools opened in 2009 and operate as early learning and development centres, providing integrated services for children (birth to 8 years).
The new centres are at Isabella Plains (Tuggeranong Network), Lyons and Narrabundah (South/Weston Network) and Southern Cross (Scullin in the Belconnen Network). The O’Connor Co‑operative School continues to offer a program for students from preschool to Year 2.
Designs for a new early childhood school at Franklin (North/Gungahlin Network) have been completed, with the school planned to open from the start of the 2013 year.
