Parents in Wyndham Vale will soon have greater choice for their child’s education, with a new K-12 Catholic school set to open there by 2027.
Last week, Mackillop College announced that it will open a new campus in Wyndham Vale to go with its existing campuses in Werribee and Werribee South.
The new school will be situated on Ballan Road, Wyndham Vale, in the Jubillee housing estate, with construction expected to begin sometime in 2025.
Mackillop College principal Chris Caldow said the school had been in planning for a number years and would help address demand in the fastest growing residential area in the country.
“Melbourne Archdiocesan Catholic schools, purchased the land about over 10 years ago, and have been sort of sitting on that land, sort of waiting for time for when the growth was sort of established and the enrolment demand would be there to open a K-12 school and they approached us to open it,” Mr Caldow said.
Government funding is still being sought to help with construction costs, and issues around staffing, financing and resourcing still to be finalised as well.
At this stage, kinder classes are expected to open by 2027 and primary and year 7 classes by 2028, with the rest of the secondary school to follow.
Mr Caldow anticipates strong demand once enrolments open, with the Wyndham Vale campus expected to have a capacity of between 1500 and 1800 students, potentially making it bigger than the school’s two current campuses combined.
He expected plenty more schools would follow Mackillop College into the Jubillee estate area.
“Given the growth of the area, I’d imagine there’ll be other schools, there’ll certainly be other primary schools,” he said, before ruling out a fourth Mackillop College campus being among them.
“I wouldn’t have thought so.”
Parents wanting more information are encouraged to contact the school.
Cade Lucas
