One of Australia’s fastest-growing urban hotspots, Green Square is set to explode by another 40% by 2046. Families are flooding in, yet there’s still no local public high school for their teenagers.
The closest option, Alexandria Park Community School, has just been redeveloped but its secondary campus will hit capacity by 2027–28. That shortfall is about to get worse. More than 4,000 new apartments are coming to South Waterloo and the Waterloo Metro Quarter, sending a fresh wave of students into an already strained system.
The Green Square Primary School Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) and the City of Sydney have both reached the same clear conclusion: a new local public high school must be built.
That’s why the P&C has launched a petition demanding action from the NSW state government.
The urgent realities:
- The hugely popular new Green Square Primary School will shrink its catchment next year, pushing hundreds more students into an overcrowded high school pipeline.
- Almost half of the families currently leave the area once their children reach high school age because there are no local options.
P&C President Steve Robinson put it bluntly: “A public high school is not optional, it’s a fundamental necessity. The government keeps approving dense housing but fails to deliver the schools that make communities liveable.”
The campaign has serious momentum. The City of Sydney Council passed a unanimous motion in support.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore will write directly to the Premier, calling for a full needs analysis focused on Green Square and Waterloo. State MPs Ron Hoenig, Alex Greenwich and Marjorie O’Neill, plus federal MP Tanya Plibersek, have all backed the push.
With a state election looming, the community is organising vibrant public forums so residents can hold candidates to account. This is becoming a ballot-box issue.
Right now, numbers matter most. The petition is open until 8 September and welcomes signatures from people under 18.
“This is their future,” Steve says. The P&C is urging people to sign, share and make it impossible to ignore.
Sign the petition here.
Yes, indeed, that critical piece of infrastructure is missing in our booming neighbourhood! With 40,834 residents today, growing to 57,228 by 2046 (a 40% increase), we reckon it is time to start planning for a high school in Green Square…
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And don’t forget to sign and share our petition: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/Pages/ePetition-details.aspx?q=cG0pZgzsmVAUfnk5Pvi9zw