​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.