The state government has announced plans to build a new primary school to educate the booming populations of Worrigee and South Nowra, as a part of the NSW Government's New School Infrastructure funding in the 2021/22 Budget.

The NSW Government is delivering funding for 44 new upgraded school projects, including nine new schools in NSW.

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South Coast MP Shelley Hancock has been advocating for a new school to be built in the area, saying it will "fill a void" and provide a sense of community to the Worrigee area.

Included in the delivery of funding is upgrades to Bomaderry High School.

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the school building pipeline has already invested billions of dollars into new and upgraded schools, with 50 delivered last year alone.

"This budget continues our historic school infrastructure investment with an additional $2.1 billion spend to deliver new and upgraded schools across NSW," Ms Berejiklian said.

"Since 2019, this government has delivered more than 100 new and upgraded schools - it's an important achievement, but we are not done."

It is unknown at this stage when building will commence.

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