Rouse Hill schools enrolment ratings revealed
Find out which schools have experienced the most rapid growth in recent years, and how they compare to others in the area.
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The Rouse Hill schools which have boomed with a growth spurt have been revealed.
An analysis of federal government data has shown what schools in the area have experienced the most rapid growth in population over the past five years.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority’s figures are the most up to date national enrolment numbers and includes all state and private schools.
The data showed The Ponds School grew by 128.6 per cent from 2013 to 2018 — the most any other school has grown in the area.
School principal Leonie Donaldson said the school has strategically grown in stages after it started on the back of Riverstone High School in 2012 with 24 students and four Kindergarten classes.
The school, which caters for students with special needs now has 112 students.
“Change has been our constant and every year we’ve had additional classes and student learning support officers (but) I think we have now reached our capacity,” Mrs Donaldson said.
The second fastest growing school was Ironbark Ridge Public School, where the student body increased by 77.4 per cent over the same time period.
School principal Nick Thomson said the sharp rise in students from 553 in 2013 to 981 is largely because of housing development in the area.
Mr Thompson said enrolments have eased with the opening of North Kellyville Public School, which now shares the school’s catchment area.
“Overall the growth is encouraging in that all the public schools and high schools around here are large and very highly regarded, so they are sought after,” he said.
The third fastest growing school was Vineyard Public School which grew by 71.4 per cent, closely followed by Pitt Town Public School, which increased from 185 to 295 students.