Victoria's Education Minister Defends Decision to Move Hundreds of Students to Temporary CBD Campus

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Victoria’s education minister, Ben Carroll, has defended a decision to move hundreds of students from an overcrowded inner-Melbourne high school to a rented CBD office building. The temporary campus, located about 2km from the school’s main campus, will accommodate 400 year 9 students from the start of term one in 2025. The move is a response to a significant enrolment increase in recent years and will allow students to continue receiving quality education in a safe and fit-for-purpose environment. The department has invested $1.3m into the relocation and will continue to work with the school on long-term measures to manage enrolment demand. Other areas of the inner city have also experienced a surge in enrolments, leading the department to invest in ‘vertical schools.’

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