The NSW Government is supporting rapidly growing north-west Sydney, as we today announce major upgrades for Excelsior Public School to deliver new state-of-the-art facilities to meet the needs of the Castle Hill community.

New upgrades to Excelsior Public School will include a brand-new, three-storey building with 22 new classrooms, new staff and student amenities, additional staff rooms and new space for car parking.

These major upgrades are part of the NSW Government’s work to address the school planning mess left by the former government, which allowed the Castle Hill area to grow without delivering the necessary school infrastructure.

Next steps include further due diligence work, appointment of firms to assist in design development and, finalisation of the master plan.

This follows a major staged upgrade delivered in 2024 by the NSW Government at nearby Castle Hill Public School, featuring 36 new classrooms, increasing the school’s permanent capacity to over 1200, and enabling the removal of 25 long-term demountables from the school.

The NSW Government is also delivering a major upgrade at Matthew Pearce Public School, providing 24 new classrooms, new specialist support classes, as well as a new hall, student amenities, and new outside of school hours care (OOSH) facilities. This upgrade will also allow for the removal of 23 demountables.

Once works are complete, these three schools will cater for close to 3400 students, removing a combined 49 demountables, and providing 82 new permanent classrooms, helping to support the growing population in Sydney’s north-west.

This investment in public schools in Sydney’s north-west growth corridor is part of the NSW Government’s plan to rebuild public education in NSW, so we can ensure all families in NSW have access to world-class public schools. Our ongoing work includes:

• Making a record $3.6 billion investment to upgrade and build new schools in western Sydney
• Restoring value for the teaching profession by delivering the largest pay rise in a generation
• Creating job security by making 16,000 teachers and school-based support staff permanent
• Reducing teacher vacancies by 40 per cent, to their lowest levels in three years.

Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said:

“We are committed to breaking the backlog of critical school infrastructure needed in north-west Sydney and providing communities with the school facilities they need.

“The Minns Labor Government is working to address the school infrastructure backlog in The Hills, after the Liberals failed to plan for the education needs of the region over more than a decade in government.

“Excelsior Public School is a fantastic local school for Castle Hill families, and this expansion will mean more students will have access to world-class public education in their local area.”

Duty MLC for Castle Hill Peter Primrose said:

“Today is a great day for the Castle Hill community as the Minns Labor Government continues make the necessary investment to expand the number of public school places for our growing community.

“These major school upgrades to Excelsior Public School, along with newly-delivered upgrades at Castle Hill Public school, will mean thousands more students will have access to high quality public schools in their local area.

“Like so many communities across north-west Sydney, the Liberals allowed the Castle Hill area to grow dramatically without delivering the school infrastructure our families need. I am proud the Minns Labor Government is now righting these wrongs.”

Excelsior Public School Principal Sandra McKay said:

“We look forward to further progress being made on this exciting upgrade and cannot wait to see it take shape.”