Wollondilly Shire Council has warmly welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government that a promised second high school for the Shire will now be built, and open its doors for students in 2027 at Wilton.

Mayor Matt Gould was delighted to receive the news today that the long-awaited high school, planned to be co-located with the new primary school in Fairway Drive at Wilton, will now be delivered for the growing Wollondilly community.

“Council, our community, and our local member have been calling on the State Government to provide a second public high school in Wollondilly for many years now. This positive outcome shows what good quality advocacy can achieve,” he said.

“Congratulations to Judy Hannan MP for pushing on behalf of our local residents to get this result, and to the Department of Education for listening to us and to the families of Wollondilly.”

“We expect there will be over 100,000 more residents moving into the Wollondilly Shire over the next 10-20 years with the State mandated growth centres at Wilton and now Appin. Access to education for Wollondilly’s children is one of Council’s key advocacy priorities, which has become even more urgent with the growth upon us.”

“Until now we have only had one public high school in our local government area and it is at capacity. Many students on the fringes of the Shire travel outside of the area, spending hours each day to get to school.”

“I look forward to seeing this new school built at Wilton and, along with Picton High, providing the high standard of education that our young people deserve here in the Wollondilly Shire.”

Wollondilly Shire Council remains committed to securing quality education facilities that align with the needs of local families and the growing population and will continue working closely with the NSW Government to ensure further commitments are made to meet the educational needs of our community.