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Existing facilities minimum requirements

Under the Primary Schools for the 21st Century element of the Building the Education Revolution program, the Australian Government has outlined its priority to building new libraries.

There is some flexibility for primary schools (including P-12 and special schools) that have existing library facilities to apply for a lower Australian Government priority.

All Queensland state schools will need to ensure that existing library facilities meet the state's minimum requirements for school size, based on full-time equivalents (FTEs) as outlined below.

School size is 100 to 400 FTEs

School size is 401+ FTEs

School Size: 100 to 400 FTEs Library (Resource Information Centre) minimum requirements
Resource Centre Functional Space	Unit Area	Number Required Stage	Enclosed Functional Area (m2)	Unenclosed Functional Area (m2)
Entry Point	18	1		18
Control, Processing and Display Area/Library work room	30	1	30
Office " Resource Services Manager	12	1	12
Resource Collection & Catalogue Area	80	1	80
Central Print Station	5	1	5
Seminar Room	25	1	25
MultiMedia room	25	1	25
Junior Learning Area	50	1	50
Toilet - Self Help unisex	5	1 WC	5
Cleaner Store	1	1	1
Outdoor Learning Area	45			45
TOTAL AREA Stage 1			233	63
Note: Space allocation meterage overrides indicative plan meterage. The above allocations are target areas and need to be considered in conjunction with the facilities already available.

School Size: 401+ FTEs Library (Resource Information Centre) minimum requirements
Resource Centre Functional Space	Unit Area	Number Required Stage	Enclosed Functional Area (m2)	Unenclosed Functional Area (m2)
Entry Point	18	1		18
Control, Processing and Display Area	17	1	17
Library Work Room/ Resource Store/ Reading Texts	40	1	40
Office " Resource Services Manager	12	1	12
Resource Collection & Catalogue Area	120	1	120
Computer Cluster Area	25	1	25
Central Print Station	5	1	5
Seminar Room	25	1	25
MultiMedia Annex	25	1	25
Video/Audio Recording Annex	12	1	12
Junior Learning Area	50	1	50
IT Help Desk/ Workshop	12	1	12
Server and Data Room	8	1	8
Toilet - Self Help unisex	5	1 WC	5
Cleaner Store	1	1	1
Outdoor Learning Area	45			45
TOTAL AREA Stage 1			357	63
Note: Space allocation meterage overrides indicative plan meterage. The above allocations are target areas and need to be considered in conjunction with the facilities already available.

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