Pymble Ladies College plans big increase to sought-after enrolment spaces amid rising demand

One of Sydney’s top private schools has released plans to become even bigger in a move to cater for soaring enrolment demand on the upper north shore.

The school’s student headcount would surpass 2500 if the plan is approved.

One of Sydney’s top private schools has released plans to become even bigger in a move to cater for soaring enrolment demand on the upper north shore.

An extra 173 students would be able to be taught at Pymble Ladies College as part of a plan to increase the school’s enrolment capacity to 2550 students.

The increase would make the school one of the largest in Sydney’s north and would give the school a bigger population than many NSW postcodes – including the entire towns of Oberon, Jindabyne and Gundagai.

Pymble Ladies College, in its plans for the student increase, said the additional student capacity would meet rising enrolment demand within the community.

”The increase to the existing student capacity will contribute towards meeting the growing need for school places in the (local council area),” the school’s plans stated.

The college is recognised as one of the leading private schools on the north shore.

“The existing school facilities have capacity to accommodate the additional students within existing high quality, fit for purpose spaces and facilities.”

The school’s plans for the increase comes 12 months after the school was granted approval for a multimillion dollar new student facility that will include new classrooms, science and tech labs, a dance academy, out of hours school facilities and an early learning centre.

No physical works including any carparking spaces are proposed as part of the school’s application to increase its headcount.

An aerial photo of the college.

The school currently has 550 on-site parking spaces used for staff, visitors and contractors, however students are not allowed to park within the college during standard weekday school hours.

It is expected the additional students would be encouraged to catch public transport including using the five private bus routes that ferry students to and from school during pick up and drop off periods.

The school, in its plans, says it plans to increase student numbers “incrementally over time, rather than an immediate intake”.

The proposal has been lodged with Ku-ring-gai Council and is currently under assessment.

The school was contacted for comment but did not reply at the time of publication.