The Hunter region will share in a $6 billion windfall in the upcoming state budget, with a new school earmarked for Newcastle as well as classrooms and upgrades planned over the next four years.
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The funding boost aims to cater for the state's increasing student population, set to hit around 164,000 by 2031, with 170 new or upgraded schools expected and plans in next week's budget for 20 to start this year.
Among the listed projects is the establishment of new education precinct in Newcastle including a new public school to meet future enrolment growth and upgrading Newcastle High School with expanded community facilities.
"We are in the midst of a school building program NSW has never before experienced and this year's budget takes this to a whole new level," Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday.
"I am proud that our government is making this unprecedented investment into schools and our students."
Callaghan Campus is set to get additional new permanent teaching spaces for a specialist teaching support unit and replace Bini Dome with a new hall/ indoor sports centre and associated performing arts spaces.
Speers Point and Wangi Wangi Public Schools are due for expansion to provide new permanent teaching spaces and upgrades to grow enrolment.
As part of the program, up to 1000 schools will receive air conditioning at a cost of $500 million.
Ms Berejiklian, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Education Minister Rob Stokes announced the Cooler Classrooms policy, which will ease conditions and "provide improved learning environments" in thousands of classrooms and libraries across the state.
"This funding will ensure thousands of classrooms that previously did not have air conditioning will now receive it," Ms Berejiklian said in a statement.
The air-conditioning program will target schools with the greatest need in metropolitan, regional and remote areas and to ensure the initiative is sustainable, power required will be offset by power generated by solar panels and, where possible, supported with battery storage.
Other Hunter projects:
Nulkaba Public School Upgrade*, Cessnock – Expand school to provide 14 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Ashtonfield Public School Upgrade*, Maitland – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth.
Existing projects:
Belmont High School Upgrade, Swansea – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth.
Bolwarra Public School Upgrade, Maitland – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth.
Hunter School of Performing Arts Upgrade, Newcastle – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Hunter Sports High School Upgrade, Charlestown – Expand school to provide 39 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth.
Rutherford Public School Upgrade, Maitland – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth.
The more than 170 projects are listed below, starting with the new projects and then the existing projects already underway.
New and Existing projects
Birrong Boys and Girls High Schools Upgrade, Bankstown – Expand both the boys and girls high schools to provide additional permanent teaching spaces and core facilities to meet enrolment growth.
Carlingford West Public School and Cumberland High School upgrade, Parramatt- Upgrade both the public school and high school including additional permanent teaching spaces and core facilities to meet enrolment growth.
Cecil Hills High School Upgrade, Mulgoa – Expand high school to provide additional permanent teaching spaces and core facilities to meet enrolment growth.
Darcy Road Public School Upgrade, Seven Hills – Expand public school to provide additional permanent teaching spaces and core facilities to meet enrolment growth.
Edmondson Park (new high school), Macquarie Fields – Establishment of new high school to meet future enrolment growth.
Edmondson Park (new primary school), Macquarie Fields – Establishment of new public school to meet future enrolment growth.
Green Square (new primary school), Heffron – Establishment of new public school to meet future enrolment growth.
Gregory Hills (new primary school), Camden – Establishment of new public school to meet future enrolment growth.
Liverpool Boys and Girls High Schools upgrade, Liverpool – Expansion of both the boys and girls high schools to meet future enrolment growth.
Macquarie Park Education Precinct, Ryde - Establishment of new public and high schools to meet future enrolment growth.
Middle Head Environmental Education Centre, North Shore – Establishment of new Environment Education Outreach Centre.
Murrumbateman (new primary school), Goulburn – Establishment of new public school to meet future enrolment growth.
Narrabeen Education Precinct, Pittwater – Establishment of new education precinct including expanding both Narrabeen North Public School and Narrabeen Sports High School to provide additional permanent teaching space and core facilities upgrades to meet enrolment growth. This includes the provision of specialist sporting facilities for community access.
Neutral Bay Public School Upgrade, North Shore – Expand public school to provide additional permanent teaching spaces and core facilities to meet enrolment growth.
Newcastle Education Precinct, Newcastle – Establishment of new education precinct including a new public school to meet future enrolment growth and upgrading Newcastle High School with expanded community facilities.
Punchbowl Public School Upgrade, Lakemba – Expand public school to provide additional permanent teaching spaces and core facilities to meet enrolment growth.
Randwick Girls and Boys High Schools Upgrade, Coogee – Upgrade to both the girls and boys high schools incorporating community accessible facilities.
Rhodes East (new primary school), Drummoyne – Establishment of new public school to meet future enrolment growth.
St Leonards Education Precinct, Willoughby – Establishment of new high school and public school to meet future enrolment growth.
Westmead (new primary school), Seven Hills/Granville – Establishment of new public school to meet future enrolment growth.
Ashbury Public School Upgrade*, Summer Hill – Install a 4-classroom modular building to address enrolment growth
Brookvale Public School Upgrade*, Wakehurst – Upgrade to existing school hall and two new permanent classrooms
Callaghan Campus (Jesmond) Upgrade*, Wallsend – Provide additional new permanent teaching spaces for a specialist teaching support unit and replace Bini Dome with a new hall/ indoor sports centre and associated performing arts spaces
Dapto Public School Upgrade*, Shellharbour – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Darlington Public School Upgrade*, Newtown – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities, hall, library, canteen and covered outdoor learning area
Fairvale High School Upgrade*, Fairfield – Expand school to provide 30 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth. It will also replace the bini dome with a new gym
Pendle Hill High School Upgrade*, Seven Hills – Expand school to provide 14 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Hurstville Public School Upgrade*, Kogarah – Install a 4-classroom modular building and minor core facilities upgrade to address enrolment growth
Ingleburn High School Upgrade*, Macquarie Fields – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
James Fallon High School Upgrade*, Albury – Upgrade to existing school hall
Jindabyne Central School Upgrade*, Monaro - Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Killara High School Upgrade*, Davidson – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces to address enrolment growth
Kingswood High School Upgrade*, Penrith – Upgrade to existing school hall
Kyeemagh Infants School Upgrade*, Rockdale – Redevelopment of Infants School into a primary school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Lake Cathie Public School Upgrade*, Port Macquarie – Upgrade to existing school
Mainsbridge School Relocation and Upgrade*, Liverpool – Relocation of Mainsbridge SSP to Warwick Farm Public School to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and new core facilities to address growth
Bankstown North Public School*, Bankstown – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces to address enrolment growth
Speers Point Public School Upgrade*, Lake Macquarie – Expand school to provide new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Wangi Wangi Public School Upgrade*, Lake Macquarie – Expand school to provide new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Tweed River High School Upgrade*, Tweed – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Tweed Heads South Public School Upgrade*, Tweed – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Marsden Park (New Primary School)*, Riverstone – A new primary school for up to 1000 students
Monaro High School Upgrade*, Monaro – Upgrade to existing school including to specialist teaching spaces, a multi-purpose hall and canteen facilities
New primary school in the Wagga Wagga electorate*, Wagga Wagga – New primary school
New Environmental Education Centre (Penrith Lakes) *, Penrith – A permanent facility to provide teaching space
New school in the Liverpool electorate*, Liverpool – New school in the Liverpool electorate
North Rocks Public School Upgrade*, Baulkham Hills – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Nulkaba Public School Upgrade*, Cessnock – Expand school to provide 14 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Pendle Hill Public School Upgrade*, Prospect- Expand school to provide 14 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Penshurst West Public School Upgrade*, Oatley- Upgrade to existing school
Ashtonfield Public School Upgrade*, Maitland – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Queanbeyan School for Specific Purposes (New School)*, Monaro – New School for Specific Purpose
Sydney Olympic Park New High School*, Auburn – A new high school for up to 2000 students
Tamworth Public School Upgrade*, Tamworth – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces to address enrolment growth
Warnervale (new primary school)*, Wyong – A new primary school for up to 1000 students
Wentworthville Public School Upgrade*, Granville – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Westfield Sports High School Upgrade*, Fairfield – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Wilton Junction School (new school)*, Wollondilly – New school
Wollongong Public School Upgrade*, Wollongong – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Young High School Library Upgrade*, Cootamundra – New library and community facility at school in Young
Banksia Road Public School Upgrade, Lakemba – Expand school to provide 4 new permanent teaching spaces
Chatswood Public School* and High School Upgrade, Willoughby – An upgrade is being planned for Chatswood Public School. The project will upgrade the Public School facilities to cater for future changes in student enrolment.
* previously announced
Existing projects underway
Ajuga School, Campbell House School and Glenfield Park School Upgrades, Macquarie Fields – Upgrade and expansion of facilities for the delivery of future focused learning programs. Full detailed scope to be determined
Alex Avenue New Primary School, Riverstone – A new primary school for up to 1000 students
Alexandria Park Community School Stage 1, Heffron – K-12 school to address student growth in Green Square through provision of additional permanent teaching spaces to accommodate 800 high school students and 1,000 primary students
Artarmon Public School Upgrade, Lane Cove – Expand school to provide 21 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Arthur Phillip High School and Parramatta Public School (new schools), Parramatta – Arthur Phillip High School will have capacity to accommodate 2,000 students and Parramatta Public School will have capacity to accommodate 1,000 secondary students
Auburn North Public School Upgrade, Auburn – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Ballina High School (new school), Ballina – Redevelopment to include 63 new permanent teaching spaces
Bardia Public School Upgrade, Macquarie Fields- Expand school to provide 40 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Bella Vista Public School (new school), Baulkham Hills – A new primary school for up to 1000 students
Bellevue Hill Public School Upgrade, Vaucluse – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces
Belmont High School Upgrade, Swansea – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Bolwarra Public School Upgrade, Maitland – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Bourke Street Public School Upgrade, Newtown – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces
Braidwood Central School Upgrade, Monaro – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Byron Bay Public School Upgrade, Ballina – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces to address enrolment growth
Cammeraygal High School Senior Campus, North Shore – A new high school which will provide 30 new permanent clasroom
Canley Vale High School Upgrade, Fairfield – Expand school to provide 16 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Canterbury South Public School Upgrade, Canterbury – Redevelop school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Carlingford Public School Upgrade, Epping – Expand school to provide 20 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Catherine Fields (new primary school), Camden – New primary school for up to 1,000 students
Cecil Hills Public School Upgrade, Mulgoa – Upgrade to address student growth through the provision of 15 new permanent classrooms and upgrade the core facilities to accommodate over 900 students
Cherrybrook Technology High School Upgrade, Epping – Expand school to provide 18 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Claremont Meadows Public School Upgrade, Londonderry – Expand school to provide 12 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Coffs Harbour Public School Upgrade, Coffs Harbour – Expand school to provide 2 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Coolah Central School Upgrade, Barwon – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces
Croydon Public School Upgrade, Strathfield – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Curl Curl North Public School Upgrade, Manly – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Denistone East Public School Upgrade, Ryde – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Dubbo Networked Specialist School (new school), Dubbo – New school
Epping Public School Upgrade, Epping – Expand school to provide 22 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Excelsior Public School Upgrade, Baulkham Hills – Expand school to provide 14 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School Upgrade, Tamworth – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Fort Street Public School Upgrade, Sydney – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Gledswood Hills (new primary school), Camden – A new primary school for up to 1000 students
Greenwich Public School Upgrade, Lane Cove -Expand school to provide 18 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Greystanes Public School Upgrade, Prospect – Expand school to provide 24 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Gwynneville Public School Upgrade, Wollongong – Expand school to provide 11 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Harrington Park Public School Upgrade, Camden – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Homebush West Public School Upgrade, Strathfield – Expand school to provide 26 new permanent teaching spaces
Hunter School of Performing Arts Upgrade, Newcastle – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Hunter Sports High School Upgrade, Charlestown – Expand school to provide 39 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Hurlstone Agricultural High School (new school), Hawkesbury – New school for 1,500 students
Hurlstone Agricultural High School - Stage 2*, Hawkesbury – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces to address enrolment growth
Murwillumbah High School Upgrade, Lismore – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Murwillumbah East Public School Upgrade, Lismore – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Inner Sydney High School (new school), Newtown – New school to provide 47 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Jordan Springs New Primary School, Londonderry – New primary school
Karabah High School Upgrade, Monaro – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Kent Road Public School Upgrade, Ryde – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Killarney Heights Public School Upgrade, Wakehurst – Expand school to provide 7 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities including the removal Bini Dome.
Kingscliff High School Upgrade, Tweed – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Kingscliff Public School Upgrade, Tweed – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Ku-Ring-Gai High School Upgrade, Ku-Ring-Gai – Replace the Bini Dome with a new hall and refurbishment of permanent classrooms
Lennox Head Public School Upgrade, Ballina – Expand school to provide 8 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Leppington (new primary school), Camden – New primary school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Lidcombe Public School Upgrade, Auburn – Expand school to provide 16 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Lindfield Learning Village (new school), Ku-Ring-Gai – New school for up to 350 student in stage one
Liverpool West Public School Upgrade, Liverpool – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Manly Vale Public School Upgrade, Manly – Expand school to provide 40 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Marie Bashir Public School Upgrade, Strathfield – Expand school to provide 18 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Marsden Road Public School Upgrade, Liverpool – Expand school to provide 8 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Merrylands Public School Upgrade, Granville – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Yandelora School (new school), Camden – New school to provide 16 new permanent classrooms
Armidale Secondary College, Northern Tablelands – New high school for 1,500 students
Griffith High School and Wade High School upgrades, Murray – New high school model
Meadowbank Education Precinct, Ryde – New school in the Ryde electorate
Newcastle East Public School Upgrade, Newcastle - Expand school to provide 4 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
North Kellyville New Primary School, Castle Hill – A new primary school for up to 1000 students
O'Connell Street Public School (new school), Parramatta – New school for 1,000 students
Old Bar Public School Upgrade, Myall Lakes – Expand school to provide 7 new permanent teaching spaces
NSW School of Languages relocation, Newtown – Relocation of the Open High School Distance Education from Randwick Public School to the former Petersham TAFE site
Oran Park (new high school), Camden – A new high school for up to 2000 students
Oran Park Public School Upgrade, Camden – Expand school to provide 24 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Parramatta West Public School Upgrade, Granville – Expand school to provide 20 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Penrith Public School Upgrade, Penrith – Expand school to provide 12 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Penshurst Public School Upgrade, Oatley – Redevelopment of Penshurst Public School to provide 47 new permanent teaching spaces.
Picton High School Upgrade, Wollondilly – Redevelopment to include new permanent teaching spaces.
Pottsville Beach Public School Upgrade, Tweed – Expand school to provide 13 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Prestons Public School Upgrade, Holsworthy – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Quakers Hill East Public School Upgrade, Riverstone – Expand school to provide 12 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Queanbeyan East Public School Upgrade, Monaro – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Queanbeyan High School Upgrade, Monaro – Upgrade and expansion of facilities for the delivery of future focused learning programs. Full detailed scope to be determined
Finigan School of Distance Education, Monaro – New school for 950 students
Rainbow Street Public School Upgrade, Coogee – Expand school to provide 35 new permanent teaching spaces
Randwick Public School Upgrade, Coogee – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces
Cleveland Street Intensive English High School (relocation), Heffron – Relocation of the Cleveland Street Intensive English High School (CSIEHS) to the Department's Alexandria Park Community School Senior Campus at Mitchell Road, Alexandria. The relocation will allow the redevelopment and construction of the new Inner Sydney High School that is required to meet future enrolment growth
Richmond High School Upgrade, Hawkesbury – Remove the Bini Dome and provide the school with a new multi-purpose gymnasium facility
Riverbank Public School Upgrade, Riverstone – Expand school to provide 15 new permanent teaching spaces
Riverstone High School Upgrade, Riverstone – Redevelopment of the school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities
Rosehill Public School Upgrade, Parramatta – Expand school to provide 18 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Russell Lea Public School, Drummoyne – Redevelopment of the existing infant school to provide a new primary school to address student growth through provision of 24 permanent teaching spaces and core facilities
Rutherford Public School Upgrade, Maitland – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Samuel Gilbert Public School Upgrade, Castle Hill – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Schofields Public School Upgrade, Riverstone – Redevelopment of Schofield Public School to provide 27 permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Selective High School Upgrade in Glenfield, Macquarie Fields – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces
Smalls Rd (new primary school), Ryde – A new school for up to 1000 students
St Clair High School Upgrade, Mulgoa – Redevelopment to provide 16 permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
St Ives High School Upgrade, Davidson – Upgrade to school to provide new core facilities
St Ives North Public School Upgrade, Davidson – Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Terrigal Public School Upgrade, Terrigal – Expand school to provide 10 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Ultimo Public School (new school), Balmain – Redevelopment of Ultimo Public School to provide 30 permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Waitara Public School Upgrade, Ku-Ring-Gai – Expand school to provide 37 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Wamberal Public School Upgrade, Terrigal – Expand school to provide 15 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Wauchope Public School Upgrade, Oxley – Expand school to provide 13 new permanent teaching spaces
Wentworth Point Public School (new school), Auburn – New school to provide 18 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
West Ryde Public School Upgrade, Ryde - Expand school to provide additional new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
William Stimson Public School Upgrade, Prospect – Expand school to provide 16 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Willoughby Girls High School Upgrade, Willoughby – Expand school to provide 14 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Willoughby Public School Upgrade, Willoughby – Expand school to provide 20 new permanent teaching spaces and upgrade core facilities to address enrolment growth
Yagoona Public School Upgrade, Bankstown – Expand school to provide 16 new permanent teaching spaces
Yass High School Upgrade, Goulburn – Upgrade and expansion of facilities for the delivery of future focused learning programs. Full detailed scope to be determined
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