A fire ripped through Parramatta Public School in Sydney's west this morning, forcing hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate their homes.
Firefighters received numerous triple-0 calls from 4:30am as flames took hold of the two-storey building on Macquarie Street.
No injuries were reported but almost 300 residents of a nearby apartment building were evacuated as a precaution due to concerns of smoke inhalation.
Many have since returned to their apartments.
Fire and Rescue NSW superintendent Norman Buckley said the school was extensively damaged.
"It has spread to the roof and to the ceiling, we've had a ceiling collapse hence why we can't put firefighters internally into that building," he said.
"We will be here for some time. When it is safe we will get those firefighters back inside that building just to ensure we've totally extinguished that fire."
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
Investigations are continuing.
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