Norwood International High School

Swanbury Penglase was engaged by DIT in late 2019 to realise the redevelopment of the Norwood Morialta Magill Senior Campus and its collocation with the Morialta Middle School Campus, bringing the site student population from 850 to over 1700.

The project involves the substantial redevelopment of almost all buildings and the provision of two new buildings – a three storey Middle School facility and a two storey Innovation Hub (home economics and art), connected closely to an existing building offering music and technical studies.

The project also involves the repurposing of an under-utilised cafeteria space to provide a dynamic new “Learning Hub”, locating centrally within the School, bringing together learning support, library services, international studies and IT. Collaborative and flexible spaces for learning and working are included within this area, drawing direct inspiration from tertiary design.

Other areas of the redevelopment include new workspaces, break out areas and flexible work opportunities where students and staff can work side-by-side.

The project also includes a new roof top deck playspace aimed at incoming Year 7 students as well as extensive landscape and site redevelopment to provide vibrant and dynamic play and social spaces and dramatically improve accessibility across what was previously a sloping site, consistent with the School’s foothills location.