Demountables out as NSW Government delivers another major North-West Sydney public school upgrade
Release date: 12 May 2025
Baulkham Hills students are learning in new and improved school facilities after the NSW Government delivered a $42 million upgrade at Matthew Pearce Public School, near doubling the school’s capacity and making way for the removal of long-term demountables.
The major school upgrade, which began in late 2023, has delivered 24 new classrooms and three
support classrooms, increasing the school’s permanent capacity to more than 1,200 students.
The school has also been equipped with a new hall, student bathrooms, and new outside of school hours care (OOSH) facilities.
All 23 demountables have been removed from the school site, making way for the delivery of a new sports field and running track scheduled to be completed later this year.
The previous government’s promised an upgrade for Matthew Pearce Public School time and time again, but failed to deliver it.
The NSW Government’s is focused on addressing a chronic lack of school infrastructure delivery in the North West area after 12 years of neglect by the previous government.
The former Government approved new housing developments in the area while failing to deliver the schools that local families needed.
Our work includes delivering seven new schools and major school upgrades, including the recently completed major upgrade at Castle Hill Public School, and delivering the new Box Hill Public School, the new Box Hill High School and the new Gables primary school, along with major upgrades to Rouse Hill High School and Excelsior Public School.
Across all the new and upgraded schools started or delivered by the NSW Government, almost 600 new permanent classrooms across will be built across Sydney’s North-West.
This is part of the NSW Government’s long-term plan to rebuild public education across NSW, with a record $8.9 billion investment to build and upgrade schools in the 2024-25 Budget, including a record $3.6 billion for schools in Western Sydney.
Premier of New South Wales Chris Minns said:
“We are committed to breaking the backlog of critical school infrastructure needed in North-West Sydney and providing communities with the world-class schools they need.
“Delivering this school upgrade is part of our long-term plan to rebuild the state’s public education system and provide the vital school infrastructure that’s lacking across The Hills District.
“Matthew Pearce Public School is a fantastic local school for our North-West Sydney families and this upgrade, along with the upgrade at Castle Hill Public School, means more students now have access to a world-class public education close to home.”
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said:
“After years of neglect, the NSW Government is delivering world-class school facilities for families and students in Baulkham Hills, just over a year after we kicked off works.
“The NSW Government is committed to addressing the backlog of school infrastructure works in The Hills that grew over 12 years of neglect under the former Government, so we can get more demountables off school playgrounds and return valuable play space to students.
“We are committed to delivering high-quality schools across NSW, so every family knows that their child will have access to world-class public education in their local area.”
Matthew Pearce Public School Principal Gae Bromwich said:
“Our entire school community is overjoyed to reach this milestone and have our new flexible and modern classrooms and facilities delivered before the start of Term 2.
This upgrade has provided the modern learning environment our growing school needs and will help prepare our students for future success.
“Our staff and students alike are making the most of these brand-new facilities that will shape our community’s learning for generations to come.”
