The Minns Labor Government has released new detailed artist's impressions as it forges ahead with delivering Box Hill's first public schools, with the construction contract now awarded to build the permanent home for Box Hill High School and Box Hill Public School, and a new public preschool.
Richard Crookes Constructions will build the new permanent schools, co-located on Terry Road, Box Hill, set to open on day one, Term 1, 2028.
The new permanent Box Hill Public School will cater for 1,000 students and feature 44 classrooms, three support classrooms, a multipurpose hall, library, canteen, a sports court, play areas and covered outdoor learning areas.
Box Hill High School will open for 1,000 students with 50 modern classrooms and be the first high school built in The Hills since 2009, when Labor was last in government. It will include specialist science, arts and technology spaces, seven support classrooms, a hospitality kitchen, a multipurpose hall, library, and a sports field and courts.
The new preschool will be co-located with Box Hill Public School and accommodate up to 120 children every week, in addition to the new public preschool being delivered at The Gables.
Box Hill Public School and Box Hill High School are currently operating out of purpose-built temporary facilities fast-tracked and delivered by the Minns Labor Government as an urgent measure to address enrolment demand while these permanent facilities are built, after the former Liberal and National government failed to properly plan or deliver a single public school in the area.
Families in Box Hill have long advocated for expanded public education offerings, with student enrolment growth in the area increasing by more than 1,000 per cent between 2018 and 2023, according to the NSW Enrolment Growth Audit.
The delivery of these new permanent schools is part of the Minns Labor Government's record $9 billion school infrastructure investment, which includes $3.9 billion for new and upgraded schools across Western Sydney.
Across The Hills, the NSW Government is delivering more than 240 new permanent classrooms for 5,500 students through new school builds and upgrades, including the new Gables Public School, upgrades to Excelsior Public School and Rouse Hill High School, and the recently completed upgrades to Matthew Pearce Public School and Castle Hill Public School.
Minister for Education and Early Learning and Minister for Western Sydney, Deputy Premier Prue Car said:
"The Minns Labor Government is getting on with delivering Box Hill's first permanent public schools, having already fast-tracked the delivery of the temporary public school and high school in record time.
"Parents in Box Hill waited far too long for local public schools because the Liberals failed to listen to families or plan for their needs. The Minns Labor Government listened, and we are wasting no time to deliver the much-needed schools for this rapidly growing community.
"We are working hard to deliver these schools for local families because they deserve local access to high-quality public schools."
Box Hill High School Principal Suada Bilali said:
"The progress on this project is exciting news for our Box Hill High School community.
"Our students and families are looking forward to the day we move into our new permanent home and continue building a strong school community together."
Box Hill Public School Principal Melanie Mackie said:
"It's wonderful to see another significant milestone achieved in the delivery of our new permanent school facilities.
"We're excited to see our shared vision come to life and look forward to welcoming our school community into the completed facilities in 2028."
