Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is a division of the Victorian Department of Education and Training[2] which is responsible for the construction of new government schools and infrastructure improvements at existing schools. It was established by the Andrews Government as part of the 2016 Victorian Budget.[3] A number of the VSBA's new schools are so-called "vertical schools" on inner city sites, a previously unexplored concept in Victoria.[4] The VSBA has also been implicated in a controversy about the removal of trees at the request of the Melbourne Cricket Club during the construction of Beaumaris Secondary College.[5]

Victorian School Building Authority
TypeGovernment agency
FoundedAugust 2016
Headquarters33 St Andrews Place,
Melbourne
,
Australia
Key people
Tom Kirkland (CEO)[1]
ParentDepartment of Education and Training (Victoria)
Websitewww.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au

References
  1. "Victorian Government Directory".
  2. "About us". Victorian School Building Authority. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Anderson, Stephanie (8 August 2016). "Sod turned on Melbourne's first 'vertical' public school". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. Cook, Henrietta (3 March 2017). "Going high on High Street, Prahran with $25m vertical school to hit the heights". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. Spooner, Rania (22 October 2016). "Fight to save hundreds of trees at future Beaumaris Secondary College site". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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