Carroll said other areas of the inner city such as Port Melbourne and South Melbourne had also experienced a surge in enrolments, leading the department to invest in \u201cvertical schools\u201d.<\/p>\n

A factsheet compiled by the Victorian School Building Authority said the decision to create a temporary campus rather than renovate the exisiting school was made to \u201cmaximise recreational and learning spaces for all students and to minimise disruptions to school operations\u201d.<\/p>\n

The VSBA said the building would be \u201cadapted\u201d to suit the needs of the school and would include general-purpose classrooms as well as multipurpose practical learning spaces \u201cfilled with natural light through floor to ceiling windows with city views\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are continuing to explore longer-term options for additional secondary school facilities in the Parkville, Flemington, North Melbourne and Arden areas to help manage enrolment demand at University High School,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The Victorian opposition education spokesperson, Jess Wilson, said a seven-year lease was not a \u201cshort-term solution\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder Labor, students will be completing their entire high school journey in a temporary classroom,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOvercrowding in Victorians schools has been years in the making and the Allan Labor government has no real plan to keep pace with enrolment growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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