Bayside Special Developmental School

This school benefited from Victoria’s largest ever single investment in upgrading specialist schools, with 39 sharing $388.8 million.

With the funding, we built on the upgrades and modernisation we completed in 2019, to deliver the final stage of the school's master plan.

​​​We completed the first stage of rebuilding Bayside Special Developmental School, offering specialist education and first-class facilities for junior, middle and senior children and young people with additional needs.

The school is designed around a central courtyard as an inclusive space at the heart of the school. Early education, junior, middle and senior learning neighbourhoods are grouped around this courtyard. Flexible ‘learning communities' feature movable walls allowing a variety of modern teaching methods.

Outdoor break out spaces and active play areas beyond create opportunities for students to explore and engage with a variety of sensory experiences.

Providing both educational and therapeutic programs for students, the new amenities include:

• new buildings for Early Education Program students (aged 2.8 – 5), as well as junior, middle and senior years
• school administration on Genoa Street
• t​he ‘Jan Lake Centre’- a multipurpose centre located above the administration building for use by DET regional staff for professional development, the Bayside Special Developmental School and the community
• music and multipurpose spaces, including a hardcourt, located next to the administration building to allow for out-of-hours use
• a transport drop-off hub
• a sport field
• a sensory garden
• an accessible community playground.