âUp and not outâ: Sydney to get more vertical schools in highly populated areas
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More high-rise public schools are set to be built in highly populated parts of Sydney over the coming years as a way to overcome a shortage of affordable land and ensure schools are closer to where students live.
Two so-called vertical schools of up to 17 storeys have opened in Sydney in the past 18 months, presenting unique challenges for education officials who are now looking at ways to make lifts âkid-proofâ.