State of the art public high school opens its doors to Parramatta students

This morning I joined Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell MLC to visit students at the modern and progressive Arthur Philip High School.

More than 1,100 students are settling into their new innovative and state of the art school following its official opening.

This school is unique and a benchmark globally for schools in dense urban areas.

 In the words of the Premier, Arthur Phillip High School is an example of NSW’s world class education system.

This is not a traditional high school, it is at the forefront of education delivering outstanding learning spaces, and specialist Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics levels to ensure all students receive the best education.

The school has a capacity for 2,000 students and is connected with nearby educational facilities such as Western Sydney University.

The school has been cleverly designed to deliver extraordinary indoor and outdoor landscaped spaces.

Parramatta is steeped in history and during construction over 13,000 Aboriginal and European artefacts were discovered and will be incorporated into the school curriculum in history and science.

I’m proud that the NSW Government has delivered this landmark project for the Parramatta community.

The NSW Government is investing $6.7 billion over four years to deliver more than 190 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW.

In addition, a record $1.3 billion is being spent on school maintenance over five years, along with a record $500 million for the sustainable Cooler Classrooms program to provide air conditioning to schools. This is the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.