Secondary College Yr. This school is typical of many secondary colleges constructed in Victoria during the 1950's and 1960's. The buildings are timber framed with a cement block veneer and a flat metal deck roof.
Insulation is minimal.
Heating and domestic hot water are provided by centralised boilers. An energy audit arranged through Sustainable Energy Authority found not only that there was a more economical alternative to replacing the existing domestic hot water boiler but that many other savings could be generated with payback periods between 4 months and 2.1 years. As in most schools the main use of electricity is lighting. The main use of gas is space heating during the colder months. This lost energy is enough to supply all the gas needs of 12 homes in Melbourne.