The integrated redevelopment of Arthur Phillip High School (APHS) and Parramatta Public School (PPS) is a landmark education project for the state of New South Wales and Australia. It was the state’s first public high-rise school and the prototype for future-focused learning integrated with curriculum based studies.

The schools will offer students a holistic and immersive education experience that combines technology, world leading pedagogical practice and engagement with the natural environment.

Rising 17-storeys, the high-school tower consists of six unique stacked communities or ‘Homebases’ each housing a cohort of at least 300 students.

These areas are designed for maximum flexibility and re-configurability with a combination of formal and informal learning spaces. Project based learning or STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths — facilities are sandwiched between the Homebases. These tertiary standard facilities include super-labs, robotics, digital and visual arts studios and a commercial kitchen.

Located in the heart of Sydney’s second CBD, the school’s precinct is planned to become a critical piece of social infrastructure for the City of Parramatta, offering expansive, landscaped open space with retained heritage fabric and recreational, learning and hospitality facilities, servicing one of Sydney’s most socially and ethnically diverse populations. Combined, these facilities establish a new community of learning for the future.