Mamre Anglican School to relocate to Western Sydney Aerotropolis

A major Anglican school is set to relocate to a four-hectare campus in the future science park within the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

The man responsible for delivering Western Sydney’s giant new aerotropolis says “it’s showtime” with $14 billion worth of private developments in the pipeline.

Bradfield Development Authority chief executive Ken Morrison is ready to shake off suggestions it is an “Aeroflopolis” with no more than a “fancy shed with a pergola” and start rolling out the jobs.

“We’ve been in this extended planning phase, and now we’re heavily in the delivery phase,” Mr Morrison said. “It’s showtime.”

He said there were $14 billion worth of private development applications in the pipeline for the whole aerotropolis that would create 120,000 jobs.

“I’m sure we won’t be too far away from where private investment starts to outlay the public investment,” he said.

An artist’s impression of the Sydney Science Park at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. Picture: The Anglican Schools Corporation

The new look authority replaced the lumbering Western Parkland City Authority and has taken over the trumpeted 38 memorandums of understanding to build new facilities with industry partners on so called “super lots”.

Mr Morrison said talks were well underway to sell the first 4.8 hectare super lot that would see private investors deliver 1000 homes, including 100 affordable dwellings, shops, a childcare centre and a hotel right in the heart of the new Bradfield city.

“That hotel will be just four minutes from the new airport,” Mr Morrison said.

Jobs were already being delivered in the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility with more to come when the second advanced manufacturing hall was built.

Mamre Anglican School will relocate from Kemps Creek to the Sydney Science Park in Luddenham. Picture: The Anglican Schools Corporation

It comes as The Daily Telegraph can reveal education at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis has been handed a major boost, with Anglican Schools Corporation announcing Mamre Anglican School will be relocated to the Sydney Science Park.

The current school in Kemps Creek will be transformed into a new Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 campus in Luddenham and is expected to open in Term 1 of 2029.

Anglican Schools Corporation (ASC) chief executive Peter Fowler said “Mamre’s future is bright” with the new location set to provide “incredible opportunities for growth and development”.

The school is expected to open in Term 1 of 2029. Picture: The Anglican Schools Corporation

Mamre Anglican School’s relocation is expected to give families a strategically-located education hub which is in close proximity to the new Luddenham Metro Station, set to open in 2027.

The new four-hectare campus will accommodate more than 1200 students and feature multistorey buildings, expanded academic and co-curricular programs, and dedicated facilities for its renowned soccer program.

“Education is fundamental to our vision for Sydney Science Park, and the relocation of Mamre Anglican School is aligned with our plans for a connected community where people can live, work and learn,” Celestino chief executive Matthew Scard said.

A map of the school. Picture: The Anglican Schools Corporation

The relocation also gives long-term certainty for Mamre Anglican School families, as the current site in Kemps Creek is located within an area rezoned for industrial and logistics use.

Bradfield Development Authority chair Jennifer Westacott rejected criticism that the development of Bradfield and the broader aerotropolis had been too slow and lagged far behind the almost completed airport.

“It’s a big site, and there’s a lot of stuff to do,” she said. “The vision has always been to actually deliver jobs, high paid jobs, as well as deliver a classic city.”

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She said Western Sydney had been short changed for too long with housing and retail-led developments that had little infrastructure and no industry to provide work. The challenge has been to design a complete and balanced city led by Government investment and built with private money.

“That’s what we had to do. Now that we’ve done that we can absolutely put the foot on the accelerator around fast tracking … investment into the site,” she said.

The Bradfield City Centre Master Plan, which earmarked the construction of 10,000 homes and more than 20,000 jobs in the heart of the Aerotropolis, was approved by Planning Minister Paul Scully in September.

The progress has been welcomed by Western Sydney business leaders. Adam Leto, chief executive of the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue, said it was important to get the planning right.

“Rome wasn’t built in a day, and Bradfield won’t spring out of the ground overnight,” he said. “That’s why development done well will be critical to ensuring the future success of the airport and Aerotropolis.”

“I am pleased to see the first new city to be built in Australia for 100 years now starting to take shape in our West. This is planning on a massive scale that will impact generations of Western Sydney residents, so we need to get it right,” Mr Leto said.

This article is part of the Future Western Sydney series, which is proudly supported by Clubs NSW, Powerhouse, Transurban, Walker Corp, Western Sydney International Airport and Western Sydney University