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Buxton Public School

Buxton, 2571 — in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
949
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Buxton Public School is a state primary school in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, Sydney. It had 163 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 949, below the national average of 1000 (24th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Buxton Public School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

949ICSEA — 51 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 24% of Australian schools
−51
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 51%Lower-middle quarter 34%Upper-middle quarter 12%Top quarter 3%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

163students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 84 · 52%
  • Boys 79 · 48%

Language background

  • Language other than English 4%
  • English only 96%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

13% of enrolment

Buxton Public School has an ICSEA of 949, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 24% of Australian schools. 3% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 51% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 163 students in 2025 (84 girls, 79 boys), 13% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 4% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Buxton Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA949
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-51
ICSEA percentile24
Bottom quarter of advantage51%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage34%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage12%
Top quarter of advantage3%
Total enrolment163
Girls84 (52%)
Boys79 (48%)
Language other than English4%
English only96%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander13%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Buxton Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
163 students
ICSEA
949 · 24th percentile
Address
Buxton 2571

Catchment area

NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment. This is a simplified outline — catchments can split a street, so confirm your exact address on the NSW Department of Education’s School Finder.

Map
Buxton Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Primary

Also parts of Bargo, Blue Mountains - South, Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton.

Buxton Public School: common questions

Is Buxton Public School a public or private school?
Buxton Public School is a government (public) primary school in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Buxton Public School?
Buxton Public School had 163 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Buxton Public School's ICSEA?
Buxton Public School has an ICSEA of 949, below the national average of 1000 (24th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Buxton Public School located?
Buxton Public School is at Buxton 2571, in the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton SA2.

Other schools in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).