NSW schools students return to class

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Around eight hundred thousand public school students have returned to the classroom for the start of another school year. Many new and upgraded schools opened across the state today while others joined the shift to co-ed learning.

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00:00A warm welcome to another year of learning.

00:10Day one of drop-off had waves and smiles as thousands of public school students headed

00:15back to class.

00:17Extra special day.

00:18What do you think, Lucas?

00:19Just excited to finally get into high school.

00:20It's always sad when it's the start of the year, but it's good as well, good to get back

00:28into routine.

00:29Routine, which can take time getting used to.

00:32Was it hard to get up this morning and get ready to go to bed?

00:35Yeah.

00:36Why was it hard?

00:37Because I was so used to sleeping in.

00:38The new term comes with plenty of changes.

00:41Three, two, one.

00:45Yay!

00:46In northwest Sydney, the recently completed primary and high school opened in Malomba.

00:52Time to get your nose into a book.

00:54Nice to meet you.

00:55In the inner city, high school students received a traditional welcome to their new facilities

01:01at Wentworth Park.

01:04While in Sydney South, two campuses of George's River College joined the list of state schools

01:10to shift from single-sex to co-educational.

01:12For some, the move has provided much needed sibling support.

01:18It makes me feel better and more safe.

01:20The change here at Pennshurst has seen enrolments almost double for Year 7, while there's an

01:26additional 70 students starting high school at the Hurstville campus compared to last

01:31year.

01:32We used to only be able to open our doors to half our community and now we can open

01:36it to 100%.

01:37There definitely is a move for prospective parents of wanting co-educational high school

01:42options.

01:43With more schools set to become co-ed by 2027, the state government hopes public school enrolments

01:49will pick up too.

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