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If you have been following the news in regards to the NSW Education system you would not be surprised to have read a recent article relating to school overcrowding in NSW schools.
ARTICLE HERE
The article states that 180 schools in New South Wales (many in the inner west) are suffering from severe overcrowding. Demount-able classrooms and “outdoor” lessons are becoming the norm. This is why tutoring, now more than ever is important to ensure your child gets the most out of their education.
As this is a terrifying prospect for any parent, we chose to pen our thoughts on the matter, tutoring many students from many of these schools we feel it our obligation to tell parents that although the overcrowding is bad, it should in no way limit your child’s ability to succeed. It simply means that your child will have to find some form of self motivation. We believe we can provide that.
Having been a casual high school teacher for the past 9 years, in a variety of public high schools as well as Catholic and independent schools, the recent article about schools being overcrowded comes as no surprise to me.
It has been particularly evident in public high schools when apart from having 30 (and sometimes 32) in a classroom, there have been times where I have been asked to teach a class outside at seats, where students usually eat their lunch, due to a lack of classroom space. This particular school I was told by teachers, was over their official capacity by more than 600 students!
With Sydney’s population expected to grow, particularly for school-aged children, the problem is only going to get worse unless we have a large number of new schools built, which is unlikely in the foreseeable future. The over-crowding in public school will also likely lead to many more Catholic and Independent schools becoming full due to the flow on effect.
It is a concern for many parents I have spoken with who explain how their children feel they are getting lost in classrooms where there are too many students for their teacher to adequately monitor each child’s progress on a weekly let alone daily basis.
It is one of the main reasons I created my free Motivation and Study Skills seminar, teaching parents and students a simple path to guaranteed academic improvement.
I created this simple tick-the-box system to performing well so that it is not reliant on the teacher the student has at school or the size of the class they are in at school. Put simply it allows your child to do well regardless of what is happening around them.
At InFlow Education, our small groups with a maximum of 4 students, has alleviated this problem for our families in Sydney.
The students enjoy the fact that they get all the help they require in a supportive space from a tutor who really wants to be there and help them grow academically and with personal confidence.
The fact they are only surrounded by students who want to be there is a big difference from their school classroom, where a lot of the time and energy of their teacher is taken up by students who don’t want to be there.
With our schools continuing to be over-stretched, you can safeguard your child for free at one of our Motivation and Study skills seminars. I also give families a free copy of my book Teenage Zen – a simple path to academic success and inner peace, so that you have a resource beyond the talk.
If your child is feeling invisible in the classroom or not getting the assistance they would like, know they are not alone. The great news is there is a solution and it’s free for parents and students.
Let’s make the best of what is a challenging situation for many students at too many of our schools.
John George
Founder InFlow Education
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The article linked above made it quite difficult to navigate the school list, so we have retrieved the list and displayed it below.
Simply open the tab below for the full list, the percentage (%) listed is the capacity the school is running at.
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– Infogram, charts & infographics
Wiripaang Public School |
Public |
5 |
220% |
Mowbray Public School |
Public |
10 |
180% |
Orange Grove Public School |
Public |
11 |
164% |
Wilton Public School |
Public |
11 |
155% |
Bourke Street Public School |
Public |
11 |
145% |
Lomandra School |
SSPK-12 |
7 |
143% |
Bondi Public School |
Public |
17 |
141% |
Australia Street Infants School |
Infants |
6 |
133% |
Karonga School |
SSPK-12 |
13 |
131% |
Maroubra Bay Public School |
Public |
10 |
130% |
Vaucluse Public School |
Public |
14 |
129% |
Plumpton House School |
SSPK-12 |
7 |
129% |
Woollahra Public School |
Public |
25 |
124% |
Coorabell Public School |
Public |
5 |
120% |
Goulburn East Public School |
Public |
5 |
120% |
Islington Public School |
Public |
5 |
120% |
Perthville Public School |
Public |
5 |
120% |
Chalmers Road School |
SSPK-12 |
10 |
120% |
Caldera School |
SSPK-12 |
5 |
120% |
G S Kidd Memorial School |
SSPK-12 |
5 |
120% |
St Ives Public School |
Public |
16 |
119% |
Darlinghurst Public School |
Public |
11 |
118% |
Kensington Public School |
Public |
18 |
117% |
Glenmore Road Public School |
Public |
13 |
115% |
Fort Street Public School |
Public |
7 |
114% |
North Ryde Public School |
Public |
14 |
114% |
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus |
High |
37 |
114% |
Tacoma Public School |
Public |
7 |
114% |
George Bass School |
SSPK-12 |
14 |
114% |
Fowler Road School |
SSPK-12 |
7 |
114% |
Bankstown South Infants School |
Infants |
8 |
113% |
Jesmond Public School |
Public |
8 |
113% |
Kogarah High School |
High |
54 |
113% |
Nemingha Public School |
Public |
8 |
113% |
Parramatta Public School |
Public |
31 |
113% |
Peakhurst Public School |
Public |
24 |
113% |
Tathra Public School |
Public |
8 |
113% |
Carenne School |
SSPK-12 |
15 |
113% |
Ajuga School |
SSPK-12 |
8 |
113% |
Beverley Park School |
SSPK-12 |
8 |
113% |
Annandale Public School |
Public |
17 |
112% |
Riverbank Public School |
Public |
26 |
112% |
Figtree Heights Public School |
Public |
9 |
111% |
Forest Hill Public School |
Public |
9 |
111% |
Maroubra Junction Public School |
Public |
27 |
111% |
Yass High School |
High |
28 |
111% |
Passfield Park School |
SSPK-12 |
9 |
111% |
Banksia Road Public School |
Public |
20 |
110% |
North Wagga Public School |
Public |
10 |
110% |
Orange East Public School |
Public |
10 |
110% |
Parkes East Public School |
Public |
10 |
110% |
Raglan Public School |
Public |
10 |
110% |
Sutton Public School |
Public |
10 |
110% |
Coreen School |
SSP7-12 |
10 |
110% |
Rivendell School |
SSP7-12 |
10 |
110% |
Bald Face Public School |
Public |
11 |
109% |
Campsie Public School |
Public |
32 |
109% |
Girraween Public School |
Public |
44 |
109% |
Hanwood Public School |
Public |
11 |
109% |
St Ives North Public School |
Public |
34 |
109% |
Balgownie Public School |
Public |
13 |
108% |
Balmain Public School |
Public |
12 |
108% |
Bankstown West Public School |
Public |
13 |
108% |
Berry Public School |
Public |
13 |
108% |
Chatswood Public School |
Public |
48 |
108% |
Concord Public School |
Public |
12 |
108% |
Copacabana Public School |
Public |
13 |
108% |
Crown Street Public School |
Public |
12 |
108% |
Forest Lodge Public School |
Public |
13 |
108% |
Keiraville Public School |
Public |
12 |
108% |
Neutral Bay Public School |
Public |
36 |
108% |
Sawtell Public School |
Public |
13 |
108% |
Cambridge Gardens Public School |
Public |
15 |
107% |
Glenfield Public School |
Public |
15 |
107% |
Grahamstown Public School |
Public |
14 |
107% |
Lavington East Public School |
Public |
15 |
107% |
Narwee Public School |
Public |
14 |
107% |
Newtown Public School |
Public |
15 |
107% |
Yagoona Public School |
Public |
28 |
107% |
Broderick Gillawarna School |
SSPK-12 |
15 |
107% |
Caroline Chisholm School |
SSPK-12 |
15 |
107% |
William Rose School |
SSPK-12 |
14 |
107% |
Birchgrove Public School |
Public |
16 |
106% |
Bonnyrigg Heights Public School |
Public |
50 |
106% |
Castle Hill High School |
High |
66 |
106% |
Croydon Park Public School |
Public |
17 |
106% |
Eastwood Heights Public School |
Public |
18 |
106% |
Eastwood Public School |
Public |
34 |
106% |
Goulburn West Public School |
Public |
16 |
106% |
Killara High School |
High |
68 |
106% |
Killarney Heights Public School |
Public |
31 |
106% |
Kingswood Public School |
Public |
16 |
106% |
Narraweena Public School |
Public |
17 |
106% |
Thirroul Public School |
Public |
18 |
106% |
Wollongong Public School |
Public |
18 |
106% |
Arncliffe Public School |
Public |
21 |
105% |
Berala Public School |
Public |
40 |
105% |
Bilgola Plateau Public School |
Public |
19 |
105% |
Carlingford Public School |
Public |
20 |
105% |
Chester Hill North Public School |
Public |
22 |
105% |
Dubbo Public School |
Public |
21 |
105% |
Elderslie Public School |
Public |
20 |
105% |
Gordon West Public School |
Public |
22 |
105% |
Hurstville South Public School |
Public |
22 |
105% |
Lakemba Public School |
Public |
22 |
105% |
Prestons Public School |
Public |
22 |
105% |
Rainbow Street Public School |
Public |
20 |
105% |
Westfields Sports High School |
High |
74 |
105% |
Bathurst Public School |
Public |
25 |
104% |
Bondi Beach Public School |
Public |
23 |
104% |
Cambridge Park Public School |
Public |
25 |
104% |
Colyton Public School |
Public |
28 |
104% |
Granville Public School |
Public |
28 |
104% |
Guildford Public School |
Public |
24 |
104% |
Manly Village Public School |
Public |
27 |
104% |
Mosman High School |
High |
47 |
104% |
Narrabeen North Public School |
Public |
24 |
104% |
Newbridge Heights Public School |
Public |
23 |
104% |
Rooty Hill Public School |
Public |
27 |
104% |
Tacking Point Public School |
Public |
28 |
104% |
The Junction Public School |
Public |
23 |
104% |
Toukley Public School |
Public |
24 |
104% |
Wattle Grove Public School |
Public |
25 |
104% |
West Ryde Public School |
Public |
24 |
104% |
Wilkins Public School |
Public |
27 |
104% |
Young Public School |
Public |
23 |
104% |
Auburn North Public School |
Public |
33 |
103% |
Blacktown South Public School |
Public |
38 |
103% |
Byron Bay High School |
High |
39 |
103% |
Cammeray Public School |
Public |
37 |
103% |
Cecil Hills Public School |
Public |
30 |
103% |
Forestville Public School |
Public |
29 |
103% |
Georges Hall Public School |
Public |
34 |
103% |
Grafton Public School |
Public |
30 |
103% |
Leichhardt Public School |
Public |
30 |
103% |
Maitland Grossmann High School |
High |
60 |
103% |
Manly West Public School |
Public |
34 |
103% |
Newington Public School |
Public |
36 |
103% |
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls |
High |
59 |
103% |
Queanbeyan Public School |
Public |
32 |
103% |
Randwick Public School |
Public |
36 |
103% |
Rosemeadow Public School |
Public |
31 |
103% |
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus |
High |
37 |
103% |
Tamworth Public School |
Public |
34 |
103% |
Waitara Public School |
Public |
29 |
103% |
Wiley Park Public School |
Public |
30 |
103% |
Caddies Creek Public School |
Public |
43 |
102% |
Prairiewood High School |
High |
57 |
102% |
Westmead Public School |
Public |
50 |
102% |
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