A record-equalling 42 new and upgraded schools have been built this year, with the Department of Education poised to break that record during Term Three.
Announced by Premier Gladys Berejiklian, more than $1.3 billion has been allocated to the 2020 school building program and even during the challenge of the pandemic, NSW has kept building.
Ms Berejiklian said the start of Term Three marked the opening of five new and upgraded schools set to benefit up to 3,000 students.
Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell said the next phase of school building was well underway with planners, architects and builders to be engaged by the end of the year on more than 130 projects.
“The scale of school building in NSW is unprecedented and will ensure our growing communities have quality schools to learn in,” Ms Mitchell said.
“The fast-tracking of planning approvals through the NSW Government’s Planning System Acceleration Program also means construction has started or will begin soon on eight school projects,” she said.
Ms Mitchell said the new Jordan Springs Public School had opened this week and upgrades had been completed at Karabar High School, Ku-ring-gai High School, Speers Point Public School and Yass High School.
