'Risk of harm' warning over lead levels next to school site

High school students are being taught out of temporary classrooms sitting on the Bungendore Primary School oval. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Lead contamination found in soil samples has thrown fresh hurdles over the proposed site of the new Bungendore high school.

The lead concentrations found along the Bungendore railway corridor and at the nearby station were of sufficient concern that the NSW Environmental Protection Authority has stated unequivocally that "the approved use of the adjoining land for residential and school purposes may increase the risk of harm caused by contaminants".