Design Guidance

Updates

September 2019
TGD 025 (Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Primary Schools) and TGD027 (Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Post Primary Schools) updated in relation to urban sites.

February 2018
TGD033 School Building Projects and Compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations 2017, 1^st Edition February 2018, published.  Part L of the Building Regulations relates to Conservation of Fuel and Energy for Buildings other than Dwellings.  Scroll down to view.

Primary and Post Primary Design Guidance

Documents relating to the design guidelines for primary and post primary schools are organised in the following categories:

1. General
2. Room Layouts
3. Construction Standards
4. Percentage for Art
5. Archive Documents

Document Edition & Revision
Document edition numbers and revisions are stated on the cover of each document. To check for previous versions, follow the link to the relevant section and scroll down to ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS.

GENERAL

• Guidance document for the Provision of a Wireless Network Installation in Primary Schools (1st Edition January 2017)
• Guidance document for the Provision of Wireless Network Installations in Post Primary Schools
• Fire Strategy for Schools - A Supplementary Guide for Design Teams
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on acquisitions of sites for school planning purposes
• Code of Practice for The Provision of Schools and the Planning System
• For the Code of Practice for Management of Asbestos follow Procedures
• TGD-020 - General Design Guidelines for Schools - Primary & Post-Primary (Revision 2 – November 2017)
• TGD-022 - Primary School Design Guidelines (Revision 3 - February 2013)
• TGD-023 - Post-primary School Design Guidelines (Published March 2008)
• TGD 025 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Primary Schools - 2nd Edition (Revision 1, September 2019)
• TGD 026 - Planning & Design Guidelines Primary & Post Primary School Specialist Accommodation for Pupils with Special Educational Needs
• - Addendum 1, 19th September 2013
• TGD 027 - Identification and Suitability Assessment of Sites for Post-primary Schools - 1st Edition (Revision 1, September 2019)
• TGD-033 - School Building Projects and Compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations 2017, 1^st Edition February 2018

ROOM LAYOUTS

• Room Layouts for Post Primary Schools
• Room Layouts for Primary Schools (AutoCad, published March 2013)
• Room Layouts for Primary Schools (pdf version)

CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

• TGD-021 - Construction Standards for Schools -Primary & Post-primary (Published March 2008)
• TGD-021-1 - Guidance on the specification of windows (Published March 2010)
• TGD-021-2 - Guidelines and Standards for Sanitary Facilities in Primary Schools (1st Edition April 2014)
• TGD-021-3 - Guidelines and Standards for Sanitary Facilities in Post-Primary Schools (1st Edition April 2014)
• TGD-021-6 - Structural Guidelines Disproportionate Collapse, Horizontal Tie, Vertical Tie and the Requirements in the Building Regulations

PERCENTAGE FOR ART

• Per Cent For Art Scheme
• Download examples of Per Cent for Art PDF format or Video format
• Arts in Education Charter