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Landscape Fixtures

ID
Title
Compliance Level
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93.01
Seating
TBC
TBC

To be located by the DoE Project Director, in conjunction with the School Principal.

Fabric:- Aluminium or other approved material.

Spaces/Requirements:- 250mm run of seating per student

Height:

  • Primary Schools seating 350mm above finished paving
  • High Schools seating 400mm above finished paving

Refer to:

EFSG HS603.03 / Seating

EFSG PS603.05 / Seating

SG / METALWORK / SEATS

SG DRAWINGS / SG603/5

DG / LANDSCAPE HARD WORKS / SEATING STEPS

93.02
Flagpole
TBC
TBC

Refer to:

EFSG HS610.01 / Open Space

EFSG PS610.02 / Passive Play Open Areas

DG / LANDSCAPE DESIGN / GROUND WORKS

SG / SUNDRY ITEMS

93.03
Batting Practice Nets
TBC
TBC

Refer to:

DG / CIVIL WORKS / CRICKET PRACTICE NETS

EFSG HS505.04 / Batting Practice Nets

SG DRAWINGS / SG505/8

93.04
Games Field
TBC
TBC

Fabric:

  • Turfed (natural or synthetic)
  • Spectator Bank turfed
  • Sub soil drainage:  where necessary depending on sub soil conditions
93.05
Play Equipment
Mandatory
Mandatory

Provision of play equipment in new primary schools is standard procedure. A nominal budget is included as part of the overall cost of a new primary school build.

Play equipment should be chosen and designed in accordance with relevant Australian Standards (AS4685 and AS4422), EFSG Design Principles and ‘Playing Safe: Guidelines for the installation and maintenance of playground equipment in NSW government schools’, published by the NSW Department of Education.

Ongoing safety checks and maintenance of the play equipment is the responsibility of the school, and should be undertaken in accordance with Australian Standards AS4685.

Play equipment provided by a school may require location or relocation. Location to be determined/approved by DoE. 

93.06
Water Tanks and Drip Irrigation
TBC
TBC

Where a rainwater tank/s is installed, the harvested water should be used to supplement a drip irrigation system/s (existing or new). Tap mechanism for manual use with power provision for pump.

Refer to DG / WATER / WATER TANKS 

Services:-

  • Hose cocks for irrigation:                                 
    Refer to EFSG HS505 Games
  • (Note: Sufficient quick coupling valves are also required for planting maintenance in other landscape areas of the site.)

Refer to EFSG Zone Detail Pages (PS610, HS610, SSP610)

  • Hose cocks:- should be located a minimum of 5m from the sidelines of the field to ensure student safety.