NSW Budget: Schools planned for Macarthur, Liverpool

The Macarthur region is going to the top of the class with a selective high school among several new educational precincts to be built under a $3.3 billion State Budget allocation.

A selective high school will open at Leppington as well as schools at Gregory Hills, Edmondson Park and Wilton Junction as part of $3.3 billion towards education in the NSW Budget.

There are 44 schools earmarked for upgrades and construction in the next financial year including $4.2 million for the Leppington high school, $3.6 million for a Wilton Junction primary school, $4.1 million for a Gregory Hills primary school and $6.3 million for a high school at Edmondson Park.

Meanwhile, Gregory Hills Public School will cater for 1000 students.

“An exact site for a selective high school has not yet been decided, nor is there a timeline”.

The $56 million Denham Court Public School is already underway and will house up to 940 students when it this year.

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the government was investing in schooling and families across southwest Sydney. Picture: Dylan Coker

Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the government was providing for families across the state and in growth areas.

“Communities have never seen investment in education like this before, including in high growth areas,’’ he said.

“Western Sydney alone is seeing an additional $2 billion investment in new works.’’

In other spending, work on the $740.0 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct will continue with construction on a carpark in this year’s budget.

The $632 million Campbelltown Hospital’s stage two development, to include paediatric and mental health services, will also continue over the next financial year.

Works will also continue for the $500,000 Shepherd Centre Facility.

A $1 billion allocation was set aside for Bradfield City Centre, Sydney’s “third city’’ to be created alongside the Western Sydney Airport.

Business Western Sydney executive director David Borger said attracting residents and businesses would be the key challenge for the greenfields site.

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