Secondary Innovation Precinct
The Secondary Innovation Precinct will be a world-class learning environment that prepares our students to be global leaders.
We are proud to introduce our plans to develop the Secondary Innovation Precinct (SIP).
The Secondary Innovation Precinct (SIP) marks the final development of Pymble Ladies College Master Plan 2020 that guides development across our main campus.
The overarching vision of the Secondary Innovation Precinct is to meet demand for additional learning spaces aligned with the College’s Strategic Vision and provide a new community space for Year 11 and Year 12 students. It is an opportunity to shape and effect new teaching and learning paradigms with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), educating our students for tomorrow’s careers.
The SIP will include technology-rich, state-of-the-art teaching facilities including a robotics lab and diverse learning spaces offering dynamic and flexible learning environments with a student-centred approach to learning.
The SIP will sit adjacent to the Flagpole Lawn, welcoming students, staff and visitors to the College. It will serve as a vibrant hub for the campus connecting the main oval, our historic Colonnade Building, Gloucester Lawn and the Science and Art Centres.
The proposal includes:
- Demolition of a number of internal buildings on the site.
- Construction of a terraced five-storey building presenting as three stories from main vantage points due to the slope of the land.
- A central open atrium for community connection and engagement.
- Aa robotics lab a multi-purpose dining hall, a large lecture hall, and study and learning rooms.
- The upper levels are dedicated to diverse learning spaces including general learning studios, break-out spaces, hybrid areas, and common areas
- External terraces allow for outdoor learning and flexible learning.
- A Campus Green that includes an amphitheatre and spaces for outdoor learning and events.
The Secondary Innovation Precinct is targeted for occupation by Semester 1, 2029.
Contact us
Pymble Ladies’ College has commissioned Urbis Engagement to collect your feedback and provide further information about the Secondary Innovation Precinct project. You can reach the team on:
Phone: 02 9497 7840
Email: communityengagement@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au
Frequently asked questions
The Pymble Ladies’ College Master Plan (Master Plan) was developed in 2020 to guide the development of the College’s main campus.
The Secondary Innovation Precinct is the final development in the College Master Plan. The Secondary Innovation Project seeks to deliver diverse learning spaces, designed to foster STEM-based programs and facilities for year 11 and 12 students.
We are committed to consulting and genuinely engaging with the Pymble community, neighbours and alumni through a collaborative and transparent process. Our overarching aim is to minimise impact and disruption to our neighbours wherever possible
We will consult with our community at every stage of t the development of the Secondary Innovation Precinct:
- [We are here – October 2024]: Sharing the project with the College community and surrounding community and key stakeholders.
- [Reporting back – Late 2024]: Inform the community and stakeholders consulted what has been heard, how the project responded, and future opportunities to provide feedback.
- [Formal consultation – Early 2025]: This will be to share our plans for community consultation prior to being submitted through the State Significant Development Approval (SSDA) process.
- [Lodgement and reporting back – First half of 2025]: After formal SSDA lodgement, Pymble Ladies’ College will report back to our community and stakeholders
We recognise that minimising additional traffic impacts on surrounding streets is a high priority for our school community and neighbours. The proposal is not anticipated to generate an increase in traffic or parking demand once it is operational. Upon approval, a Construction Traffic Management Plan will be developed to document proposed routes and timing for construction vehicles and ensure safe pedestrian, vehicular and other modes of transport access.
Pymble Ladies’ College is engaging experts on biodiversity to ensure the proposal does not impact the value of biodiversity on the campus grounds surrounding the site.
The proposal includes the removal of a few blue gum trees to the north of the site. We are proud of our leafy grounds, and we will be conducting seed collection, propagation and replanting based on the advice from an environmental consultant.
We are working to ensure the proposal is designed and delivered with the comfort and safety of our students, school community, and neighbours in mind.
Upon approval, a construction program and plan will be developed, and neighbours will be notified well in advance of construction starting.
In addition, the construction site is set back from Avon Road with a stand of large mature trees and a service road providing a visual barrier, both during construction and once the building is completed.
If approved, the demolition of existing buildings on the site will take place during the summer school holiday period from late 2025 to early 2026.
It is anticipated construction of the SIP will take approximately two years, with the most impactful elements being scheduled during school holidays wherever possible.
If there are no unexpected delays or complications, we are hoping the building will be completed and open for the first day of the 2029 school year.
Pymble Ladies’ College has not received any Government funding for any development as part of its Master Plan including the proposed Secondary Innovation Precinct.
No, the College is not seeking additional student numbers. The operation of the SIP will not result in an increase in student or staff numbers. It will not result in any change of hours of operation for the College.
Pymble Ladies’ College has commissioned Urbis Engagement to collect your feedback and provide further information about the Secondary Innovation Precinct project. You can reach the team on:
Phone: 02 9497 7840