 Manual arts and domestic science classes were generally conducted in prefabricated Boulton & Paul buildings in the early 1950s, and in 1954 the DPW introduced a new standard design for a timber-framed vocational training building.Highset with a verandah along one side, this design comprised a large room accommodating either manual training or domestic science classes, with smaller rooms opening off it for complementary purposes (e.g.a laundry room, fitting room, storage etc.