The first Molonglo Valley high school will be ready for the 2023 school year.
Construction of the valley's new $47 million primary school has started and it will be ready to take students next year, with the nearby high school to open two years later.
The ACT government has committed $23 million to build a high school catering for a student population of 600.
Learning facilities will be provided for specialist science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and design. It will include a library and resource centre, a specialist outdoor learning space and sports courts.
Molonglo has grown to around 7000 residents since 2011.
The high school will be integrated with the primary school on the same site.
The new primary school was funded in the 2018-19 ACT Budget and will cater for 644 preschool to year 6 students
It will be Canberra's second "zero emissions" school.
It will include a large community room and kitchenette, a multi-purpose gym that will cater for roller derby, sports courts and change-room facilities, outdoor turf sports field, outdoor multi-purpose hard courts and cricket nets.
The local community will be invited to have input into the school's name, uniform and logo as part of the community engagement strategy for the school.
