In a bold move by Sydney Catholic Schools, St Mary’s Cathedral College, one of Australia’s oldest schools, is set to evolve as a dual-campus school with a second state-of-the-art Sydney campus being developed.

Located at 52-58 William Street, the new campus will see the conversion of a commercial office building into a state-of-the-art multi-storey learning centre. Undoubtedly, it stands as one of the premier locations for a school not just in Sydney, but perhaps across Australia. The vertical campus will include contemporary secondary spaces, seminar areas and facilities for the performing arts.

Celebrating its bicentenary this year, the college is expanding to meet the growing needs of its school community and will be a Kindergarten to Year 12 coeducational school. From 2025, the college will welcome both boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 7.

In the long term the dual-campus will enable even more students across Sydney to take advantage of a high-quality inner-city education under the expert stewardship of Sydney Catholic Schools.

One of the colleges’ advantages is its proximity to Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD), which has resulted in the formation of partnerships with the city’s most recognisable and renowned institutions, including the Australian Museum and HEX High Accelerator Program.

Students will be minutes from the Art Gallery of NSW, the Australian Museum, Hyde Park Barracks, and The Botanic Gardens which provide an extension of their everyday learning and present an unparalleled opportunity to establish collaborative and reciprocal relationships with esteemed organisations and institutions spanning arts, business, the judiciary, and politics.

Tony Farley, Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools, highlights that the integration of a second campus also represents an exciting opportunity to expand the horizons of the students’ educational journey.

“This significant development will serve as a …