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01 Sep 2025

​​An artist impression of BCE's new co-educational secondary college.​

​The Windsor Inner North Secondary School (WINSS) project is a strategic response to the growing demand for co-educational secondary education in Brisbane’s inner-city region. It is part of BCE’s 20-year ‘New School Development Schedule’ which identified the inner north of Brisbane as a priority location for additional school infrastructure. The proposed school, planned to be opened in 2029, is being designed with students' futures in mind - blending innovation, sustainability, and wellbeing into every aspect of the campus by aligning with the vision of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’.

A significant amount of work has been conducted on the prosed future school including:
  • Architectural plans, elevations, and sections
  • Educational brief​
  • Acoustic, fire, landscape, and structural reports
  • ESD (Environmentally Sustainable Design) report
  • Preliminary building certification assessments
  • Cost estimates and engineering services
One of the key components of the WINSS project is its commitment to Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, delivering a school design that is sustainable through net-zero operational carbon emissions. This includes:
  • Passive design strategies
  • Façade optimisation through parametric modelling
  • Thermal and visual comfort enhancements
  • Energy-efficient envelope design
An Educational Brief has been developed to allow the project architect Hayball, to design a comprehensive masterplan aligning with the following areas: Functional area schedules
  • Wellness provisions including central hubs and distributed spaces
  • Feedback from stakeholder workshops
The project will soon be lodged for Ministerial Planning approval, with further updates to be provided.

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View from Terrace, showcasing Library warmth, maximum glazing, nominal vertical blades and clear city view.
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View from Roblane Street. Grounded brick plinth with wholeness of form above.