New funding of $710 million over four years will be provided for the program.
This includes additional capital funding of $107 million to build and install additional classrooms and $603 million to provide around 1,500 teaching positions.
The program to reduce class sizes is led by Ms Gillian Shadwick, General Manager, Learning and Development.
The Class Size Reduction Unit has been established to implement the program.
The unit has completed planning for 2007 utilising enrolment data collected by Human Resources Directorate and information from surveys of available accommodation conducted by Assets Management Directorate.
The Advisory Committee includes representation from the Primary Principals' Association, the NSW Teachers Federation, the Early Childhood Education Council the Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of NSW, the Public School Principals’ Forum, and the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group.