New High School Under Construction for Tallawong and Schofields

The Minns Labor Government is delivering the biggest investment in public education infrastructure in NSW history, and communities in Sydney’s North-West are seeing the benefits firsthand. Construction is now underway on the first brand-new high school in Tallawong – one of the fastest-growing suburbs in Sydney – marking a major milestone for local families.

Located on a four-hectare site at Guntawong Road, the new high school will open Day 1, Term 1, 2027 and accommodate up to 1,000 students. It will include more than 50 classrooms, specialist science and technology workshops, a library, multipurpose hall, outdoor learning spaces, sports facilities and an Aboriginal cultural learning hub. Designed for future expansion, this is exactly the kind of long-term planning a growing community needs.

It also stands in sharp contrast to the former Liberal–National Government, which approved thousands of new homes across the North-West but failed to build the schools needed to support them. The Department’s own Enrolment Growth Audit confirmed that despite the region having the fastest-growing student population in the state, the previous government failed to plan for it.

The Tallawong High School build is part of a broader $1.5 billion pipeline of new and upgraded schools across the region, replacing more than 160 demountables with over 700 modern classrooms. New and expanded schools in The Gables, Grantham Farm, Nirimba Fields, Box Hill, Schofields, Rouse Hill and more will provide places for more than 15,000 additional students.

Alongside this, teacher vacancies have fallen dramatically – down 71 per cent in Riverstone alone – thanks to the Minns Labor Government’s work to rebuild the teaching workforce.

After more than a decade of neglect, the Minns Labor Government is delivering the world-class schools and skilled teachers North-West families deserve. 

NSW Department of Education