墨尔本高中面临严重的建筑安全危机。这所建于1927年的哥特式建筑存在多项极端安全风险，已被教育部门卫生安全官员在2025年5月的视察中评级为"极端"[1]。该校建筑内发现结构损伤、铅漆剥落和电气故障等问题，其中2025年9月的承包商测试表明30个油漆样本中有24个含铅[1]，电气检测则发现77%的电气子回路缺少工作安全开关[1]。
对安全隐患的担忧已引发员工行动。学校教职员工于2025年7月17日向相关部门发出11份WorkSafe临时改进通知，要求在8天内解决这些问题[1]。在教育部门同意召开会议后，工作人员于2025年7月21日撤销了这些通知[1]。该校的缺陷数量在近年急剧增加，从2020年的936处上升到2025年的1058处[1]。
为应对危机，学校计划在2027年启用临时房屋安置学生[1]。政府已投入675,000澳元进行维修工作，在2024年12月前完成了屋顶和管道修复[1]。根据初步估计，全面修缮该建筑的费用预计在5000万至1亿澳元之间[1]。
Melbourne High, a leading public school in Victoria, confronts a serious infrastructure crisis stemming from structural defects in its 1927 Gothic-style building.[1] In May 2025, department health and safety officials rated the building's risk level as "extreme,"[1] citing multiple hazards including structural damage, peeling lead paint, and electrical failures.[1]
A contractor's testing in September 2025 found that 24 of 30 paint samples contained lead,[1] while electrical inspections revealed that 77 percent of electrical sub-circuits lacked functional safety switches.[1] The scope of deterioration has grown markedly: the school identified 1,058 defects in 2025, up from 936 in 2020.[1] In response to these conditions, staff issued 11 WorkSafe Provisional Improvement Notices on July 17, 2025, demanding remediation within eight days.[1] After the education department agreed to convene a meeting, workers withdrew the notices on July 21, 2025.[1]
The school now faces significant operational disruption. Students are expected to be relocated to portable buildings or shifted to remote learning arrangements beginning in 2027.[1] Repair costs are estimated between AUD 50 million and AUD 100 million,[1] though the government has already allocated AUD 675,000 for maintenance work completed before December 2024, including roof and pipe repairs.[1]