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Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Hurlstone Agricultural High School

The boarding facilities and the farm facilities at Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield are now complete. Hurlstone Agricultural High School is one of NSW’s four agricultural high schools. It is the state’s only selective co-education agricultural high school for both boarders and day students.

The school is located on a 157 hectare site in Glenfield, approximately 40km distance from the Sydney CBD and an eight minute walk from Glenfield station. The site is split into two halves by Roy Watts Road.

The boarding facilities upgrade has delivered:

two dormitory buildings
180 bed student accommodation
dormitory monitor rooms
senior and junior common rooms
bathrooms and facilities
overnight accommodation for staff
permanent staff residences.

The new farm hub has delivered:

dairy shed and milking parlour
co-located learning space
calf, beef, pig and chicken sheds
commodity and storage sheds
new equipment
irrigation systems
relocation of sheep shed
expanded hydroponic facilities.

The project is a component of the new educational model for agriculture learning announced by the former Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, the Hon. Sarah Mitchell in December 2019.

Further investment in state-wide agricultural education is underway at the Hawkesbury Centre of Excellence for Agricultural Education and Richmond High School for which PTW completed the masterplan and multi-purpose hall.

157

Hectares (site area)

180

Student Accommodation Beds

A new model of agricultural education will benefit students across the State for years to come.

www.sinsw.nsw.gov.au, 12 December 2019

The next generation of farmers need to ... be equipped with the skills to deal with the increasing variability in primary production and take advantage of opportunities that come with the growing demand for our clean, green produce.

www.sinsw.nsw.gov.au, 12 December 2019

Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the new model will preserve and enhance the rich history of agriculture in the Western Sydney Region, and will support agricultural and STEM education needs for students across NSW.

www.sinsw.nsw.gov.au, 12 December 2019