John Pirie Secondary School is undergoing a facility upgrade.

Key features of the upgrade include:

• extension and refurbishment of the Powerhouse Theatre to provide additional flexible performance and music learning spaces, with improved street presence and public entrance for school performances
• construction of 2 new middle school buildings with flexible general and serviced learning spaces, teacher preparation, withdrawal rooms and storage
• refurbished learning spaces to provide an improved inclusive education unit location incorporating a new special options class
• landscaping to new and refurbished areas
• a new car park with disability access parking
• demolition of ageing infrastructure.