Immigration ponzi overruns Sydney’s schools

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The immigration-driven population boom in Sydney – which has added 1.1 million people (27%) to Sydney’s population over the past 15 years (see below charts) is the gift that keeps on giving.

In addition to crush-loading Sydney’s roads and public transport, and cramming people into expensive low-quality apartments, school students are increasingly being squeezed into demountable classrooms:

Parents at a high school in Sydney’s north-west have criticised the State Government over a lack of planning, claiming the campus will soon have double the students they’re built to house.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.