Almost 1000 students in Sydney’s rapidly growing northwest will be taught in temporary schools while permanent facilities are built.
The two primary schools and one high school will begin taking enrolments next month for next year.
By the time new permanent schools open in Marsden Park, Tallawong and Nirimba Fields in 2025 they will accommodate a total of 3600 students, including 969 from the temporary facilities.
Each of the temporary schools will include fit-for-purpose classrooms, a canteen, a library, administration facilities, bathrooms and playgrounds.
The 419 students at the temporary Nirimba Fields school will have a glimpse of what’s to come, being housed on the site of their new primary school.
Education Minister Prue Car says the stopgap is needed for families after years of neglect from the former Liberal-National government.
“Families in northwest Sydney have waited too long for public schools to open close to home,” she said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The opening of these facilities means students can get started in Term 1 next year and be ready to move into the permanent buildings from 2025.”
Each temporary school is subject to planning approval from the local council.
* 400 year 7 and 8 students bound for Marsden Park high school to go to a facility on the corner of Galah Street and Rakali Parade, Melonba.
* 419 students bound for Nirimba Fields primary school, housed on the permanent school site on the corner of Triton and Nabthorpe Parades.
* 150 primary students bound for Tallawong primary school, housed at Riverstone Public School.
Australian Associated Press