Co-ed public high schools for all Sydney Families from 2025
All Sydney families will have access to co-ed public high schools from 2025 Thursday, 8 February 2024.
Education Minister Prue Car gave an update on expanding access to co-educational public high schools in Sydney today, along with Member for Summer Hill Jo Haylen, and Secretary of the NSW Department of Education Murat Dizdar.The NSW Government is continuing to deliver on its election commitment to ensure every family in NSW has the option of choosing a co-ed public high school, with thousands of families across Sydney set to benefit from next year.
Committed to during the election, the NSW Government has completed a review of intake areas in Sydney suburbs where students previously only had a single-sex public high school.
As a result, the intake boundaries of 20 co-educational high schools have been adjusted.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said:
“The NSW Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to provide guaranteed access to co-educational high schools.
“There is growing interest in co-education, and no family should have to face leaving their local area to access a co-educational high school.
“These changes have been made in consultation with local communities to provide guaranteed access to coeducational high school education for the first time.”
Member for Summer Hill Jo Haylen said:
“For years, kids in Ashfield and Canterbury High School catchments have had no co-educational high school options.
“Life is co-ed, and parents and students should have access to a co-ed school option.
