澳大利亚布里斯班过去十年兴起垂直学校模式，这类高层建筑学校旨在缓解内城公立学校的招生压力并节省珍贵的城市用地。[1]首所垂直学校Fortitude Valley State Secondary College于2020年开办，并于2025年达到全年级运营；Brisbane South State Secondary College随后于2021年开办。[1]
针对这一新型学校设计的研究成果已有产出。Dr Jill Willis团队在Fortitude Valley State Secondary College进行的研究表明，该设计能增强学生的社区联系感和学习参与度，相关成果于2026年2月发表在同行评审期刊《Learning, Media and Technology》上。[1]学生在接受调查时描述了这种学校环境带来的"超越感，或与更宏大事物的联系"。[1]该校校长Chrissie Coogan指出："我们也看到学生培养了更强的独立性和对自身学习的责任感。"[1]
然而专家和教育工作者也指出垂直学校存在局限性。Dr Willis表示，"内城位置的高中需求很大，同时面临土地短缺的困境"。[1]West End State School的家长委员会主席Vanessa Bertagnole则强调了时间成本："建造一所新学校需要六年时间，所以政府已经落后了。"[1]州政府宣布Lendlease将于次年4月接管West End的Visy玻璃工厂旧址，计划在该地建造4000套公寓。[1]
Brisbane has embraced vertical school design over the past decade as a response to enrollment pressures and land scarcity in the inner city.[1] The first such facility, Fortitude Valley State Secondary College (FVSSC), opened in 2020 and reached full operational capacity across all year levels by 2025, followed by Brisbane South State Secondary College in 2021.[1] These high-rise educational campuses are designed to alleviate overcrowding in inner-city public schools while making efficient use of limited urban space.[1]
Research conducted by Dr. Jill Willis and her team at FVSSC demonstrates that the vertical model strengthens student engagement and community connection.[1] According to findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Learning, Media and Technology in February 2026, students report experiencing "transcendence, or connection to something bigger" within these facilities.[1] FVSSC Principal Chrissie Coogan noted that "students develop greater independence and responsibility for ownership of their learning" in this environment.[1] Dr. Willis highlighted the underlying rationale, stating: "There is a demand for high schools in inner-city locations and a shortage of land."[1]
However, experts caution that vertical schools are not universally applicable and must be tailored to local community needs.[1] The state government announced that Lendlease will assume control of a former Visy glass factory site in West End to develop 4,000 apartments.[1] As one parent leader observed, "It takes six years to build a new school so the government is already behind."[1]