Noise is problematic: poor acoustic conditions should not feature in new classrooms

The NSW Government is spending $8.6 billion on school infrastructure over the next four years.

Queensland is spending $1.9 billion on education infrastructure this year alone. South Australia is investing $1.4 billion. Victoria is also in the midst of a school infrastructure boom and has invested more than $12.8 billion.

Many of these new classrooms are being built as contemporary flexible learning environments that include open plan areas for collaboration, but this isn’t without controversy.