Western Sydney’s fastest growing schools
An Oran Park school has been revealed as Western Sydney’s fastest growing school following an analysis of federal government data.
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An Oran Park college has been revealed as the fastest-growing school in Western Sydney.
An analysis of federal government data has revealed the schools where student numbers have risen the most in the past five years.
Between 2013 and 2018 enrolment at Oran Park Anglican College has increased by 675.7 per cent, faster than any other school in the region.
Principal Naomi Wilkins told the Chronicle it was due to a number of factors.
“The most significant reason is more families are moving into the area, with the demographics of Oran Park being young families,” she said. “We have also got a good reputation for taking care of our students.”
The college first opened with 50 kids in 2012 and now has a student population of 720 students from prep to Year 12. It is expected to one day host 1200 students.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority figures are the most up to date enrolment numbers that include all state and private schools nationally.
The second fastest growing school in Western Sydney was Irfan College, where the student body increased by 490.5 per cent between 2013 and 2018. Enrolment numbers grew from 42 in 2013 to 248 in 2018.
Over those five years Pal Buddhist School had the third biggest enrolment boom in the area 65 more students at the school in 2018 than in 2013 — a 325 per cent increase.
