NSW Labor wants radicalisation inquiry

The NSW opposition wants a parliamentary inquiry into radicalisation in schools, saying the Baird government is moving too slowly on the issue.

"It is urgent there is peace of mind for parents sending their children off to school and that this is being dealt with seriously, instead of a clumsy, reactive approach," deputy opposition leader Linda Burney said.

Ms Burney said the warning signs were there after two Sydney Boys High students were stopped at the airport in March, reportedly on the way to join Islamic State, and allegations a teenager was preaching extremist ideology at the same school.

"It would have been prudent for the department (of education) to have had something in place well before now," Ms Burney said.

Labor is calling on the government to urgently act on a recently-completed audit into prayer groups in public schools in the wake of last Friday's terrorist attack by 15-year-old schoolboy Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar.

The audit is currently being considered by the government.

"There is a range of programs that we are looking to implement both in the Muslim community, in our schools, and together in the broader community. There is a role for all of us to play," Premier Mike Baird said on Wednesday.