by Christopher Harris Premium Content Subscriber only Sydney's most overcrowded public schools are continuing to grow rapidly with those most in-demand exceeding their government-enforced enrolment caps by more than 1000 students. New Department of Education data shows schools already bursting at the seams are over the threshold including Carlingford West which has 1192 more students than recommended and Riverbank Public School in The Ponds, which has exceeded its cap by 1083 students. While the problem is biggest in the city's west, other schools including Cronulla and Chatswood high schools, are also overflowing and have enrolled 400 more students than it has space for. From mid-2019 the NSW government set a student population limit for each school based on its number of permanent buildings, preventing parents from enrolling their children in schools out of their immediate catchment area.