Hornsby’s fastest growing schools revealed
Schools across Hornsby are booming, with some growing as much as 40 per cent in five years.
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The Hornsby schools that are booming have been revealed.
An analysis of federal government data has revealed the Hornsby region schools where student numbers have risen the most in the past five years.
Between 2013 and 2018 enrolment at Hornsby South Public School has increased by 39.2 per cent, faster than any other school in the region.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority figures are the most up to date enrolment numbers that include all state and private schools nationally.
According to the latest public data that includes public and private schools, student numbers have grown from 491-682, the fastest growth in the region.
The second fastest growing school was Asquith Public School, where the student body increased by 27.0 per cent between 2013 and 2018. Enrolment numbers grew from 330 in 2013 to 419 in 2018.
Over those five years Hornsby Heights Public School had the third biggest enrolment boom in the area with 93 more students at the school in 2018 than in 2013 — a 26.1 per cent increase.
A spokesman for the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta said that Catholic schools such as Loreto Normanhurst had an important part to play in meeting growing school enrolment demand.
“Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) is responding to the enrolment demand in the North West growth corridors.
“Providing opportunities for more families to have an opportunity for a Catholic education remains a high priority for CEDP.”
FASTEST GROWTH SCHOOLS: 2013 TO 2018
Hornsby South Public School: 39.2 per cent change
Asquith Public School: 27.0 per cent change
Hornsby Heights Public School: 26.1 per cent change
Normanhurst Public School: 25.9 per cent change
Loreto Normanhurst: 23.5 per cent change