Oakville, NSW to become home to Australia's first Hindu school
Oakville, NSW to become home to Australia's first Hindu school
Published 5 June 2025, 8:01 am
Australia is becoming more religiously diverse; the 2021 census finding Hinduism is the third largest religion in Australia. But unlike other faiths, including Islam and Greek Orthodox, there's not yet a mainstream Hindu school. That's about to change — with a bold vision for a block of land in the suburb of Oakville, north-west of Sydney.
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