Gungahlin families will benefit from new investment in local public schools as part of the 2022-23 ACT Budget.

The budget will provide additional funding for the construction of a new high school in Taylor, catering for 800 students. The ACT Government is also delivering 600 more places at the Margaret Hendry school through an expansion that is already underway.

The planning and design will also commence for a second secondary college for Gungahlin.

Due to open in 2024, the new high school in Taylor will offer general and specialist learning areas, small group programs, a library and an interactive learning centre. Sport and recreation spaces for students and the community will include a double gymnasium/hall, performing arts spaces and hardcourts.

Margaret Hendry School’s new learning spaces, due for completion in time for the 2023 school year, will feature general learning settings, specialist learning settings including food technology, Science Technology Engineering Art and Maths (STEAM), and small group programs.

The construction and upgrades to schools in Gungahlin are part of the ACT's infrastructure pipeline, creating more jobs, working towards the goal of 250,000 local jobs by 2025.

As Canberra grows, the Government will continue to build more schools and invest in our world-class public education system.

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