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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