About BER

Building the Education Revolution (BER) is delivering around 24,000 projects in government, independent and catholic schools across Australia. In Victoria, BER is delivering 2,904 projects valued at $2.5 billion to government schools across three elements.

Primary Schools for the 21st Century

The Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) program is delivering 1,253 projects valued at $2.2 billion for the construction of new buildings, libraries, classrooms and multipurpose centres and refurbishment of existing facilities.

For more information, see: P21 funded schools (PDF - 271Kb)

National School Pride

The National School Pride (NSP) program delivered 1,581 projects valued at $204 million to schools for minor refurbishment and maintenance works. These projects included the refurbishment of playing fields, construction of outdoor shaded areas, roof and gutter repairs, installation of water tanks, insulation and upgrading of canteens and kitchens.

For more information, see: NSP funded schools (PDF - 344Kb)

Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools

Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools (SLC) is providing $137 million to 70 government schools in disadvantaged areas for the construction of new science laboratories and language learning centres.

For more information, see: SLC funded schools (PDF - 105Kb)

Key documents

• DEECD Submission to Victorian Parliament’s Education & Training Committee Inquiry into BER – July 2010
• Building the Education Revolution Implementation Taskforce: Interim Report – August 2010
• Building the Education Revolution Implementation Taskforce: First Report – December 2010

 

For more information, see:

• Management and Costs
• 21st Century Learning Spaces