Compare government, Catholic, and independent schools in the Macarthur region.
Macarthur covers Sydney's south-western frontier — Campbelltown, Camden and the Wollondilly towns — where some of the fastest population growth in the country is reshaping the school map yearly. The region's academic landmark is Hurlstone Agricultural High School at Glenfield, an academically selective school with a farm on its campus and results in the state's top group. The surprise on results is Al-Faisal College's Campbelltown campus at Minto, which posts the strongest non-selective scores in the district. Established independents include St Peter's Anglican Grammar in Campbelltown and Wollondilly Anglican College at Tahmoor, while Macquarie Fields High (partially selective) and its neighbouring public school give that suburb a strong education cluster. Most of the 97 schools are government (75), and the new-estate belt — Oran Park, Mount Annan, Gregory Hills — is where new campuses are opening and records are still being written. Overall averages sit below the Sydney norm, but the gap between Macarthur's standouts and its strugglers is wide, which makes school-by-school comparison especially worthwhile here.
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