The newly established Epping South Public School will be opening in 2023 for all years ranging from kindergarten to year six. The new catchment of Epping South Public School will be mainly at expense of the super-popular Epping West Public School. Part of the existing Carlingford and Eastwood Public School will also be handed over to the new Epping South Public School in 2023. Epping West Public School will expand to the west receiving part of the existing catchment from Carlingford Public School in 2023.
I will be going over all the changes in detail in the coming days. Today is just a quick preview of the changes in all affected nearby schools.
The most common name used by the NSW Department of Education is called “catchment” which refers to those students who reside in a particular area who are guaranteed a position in specific schools. When discussed from the perspective of a particular school is often referred to as one of the following terms.
- School Zone
- School intake area
- School catchment
As usual contact the school in question or the Department of Education for the final confirmation and you can also access the full NSW and Sydney Primary School Catchment Map by following this link.
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Residents living in south of Plumpton Road but east of Pennant Parade should be better classified under Epping West public as they don’t need to pass through the busy turnabout at the conjunction of these two roads. If the population growth of these 2 school zone is uncertain, it is good to have a transition period during which school zones can partially overlap for these 2 schools in this area.
Hi Keith,
It is very rare for NSW schools at the primary level to have overlapping school catchments. There are a couple of reasons I think it is highly unlikely the above-mentioned area will go under Epping West Public School as well. First is that this area is closer to Roselea than Epping West Public School. Second, Epping West is a very popular and in-demand school, having overlapping catchments to achieve relatively little as most of the parents will likely opt for Epping West instead. Third, when I am looking at the catchment area of both schools in question. Roselea Public School entirely consists of single dwellings, so its enrolment number will be very stable in the short to medium time frame. This is unlike Epping West Public School, I can see more medium to high density residential buildings going up in its catchment, so despite the massive downsize in its catchment, its current catchment is more likely to further shrink rather than expand in the near future.