SWOT Analysis of Sustainable Goals in an Australian Context

Goal Key targets Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats

An additional $120
Target 4a  The million is available
Build and upgrade department of  Although the for schools in  Public
education facilities that education has NSW metropolitan schools are
are effective learning
environments for all
a school department of Sydney to deliver likely to gain
infrastructure education a range of projects more
website that reviews the that will help enrolments
explains the accommodatio improve the as private
ongoing n needs and amenity of their schools are
changes of conditions for school. The total ‘beyond
different their schools, it value of reach’ of
schools in the is not possible investment is up even
state. (NSW to upgrade all to $480 million, double-
government, schools at the including income
2022) same time as important school families by
there is a large contributions 2040
number of (NSW (Bolton,
 They have a schools in NSW government, 2019).
School (NSW 2022).
Learning government,
Environments 2022).  The
and Change Department
program that  The of Education
supports Department of don’t have a
schools education has direct
undergoing an additional budget into
significant $120 million expanding
changes to available for schools;
infrastructure schools in they have
and teaching metropolitan more focus
practices. Sydney to on
(NSW deliver a range upgrading.
government, of projects that  Due to
2022) will help recent
improve the floods, there
amenity of is a larger
schools so they budget
are allocated towards
funding to rebuilding
schools to add and fixing
projects such schools that
as canteen were highly
upgrades and affected by
covered the floods.
outdoor
learning areas
and not
upgrading
schools to help
the
overpopulation
in schools
(NSW
government,
2022)