State school · Primary

Dee Why Public School

Dee Why, 2099 — in Dee Why - North

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

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official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1028

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Dee Why - North

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Dee Why Public School is a state primary school in Dee Why - North, Sydney. It had 478 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Dee Why - North and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1028, above the national average of 1000 (59th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Dee Why 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.

1028ICSEA — 28 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 59% of Australian schools

+28

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 25%Lower-middle quarter 31%Upper-middle quarter 27%Top quarter 16%

25%31%27%16%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

478students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 230 · 48%
Boys 248 · 52%

Language background

Language other than English 67%
English only 33%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Dee Why Public School has an ICSEA of 1028, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 59% of Australian schools. 16% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 25% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 478 students in 2025 (230 girls, 248 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 67% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Dee Why Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1028
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+28
ICSEA percentile	59
Bottom quarter of advantage	25%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	31%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	27%
Top quarter of advantage	16%
Total enrolment	478
Girls	230 (48%)
Boys	248 (52%)
Language other than English	67%
English only	33%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Dee Why Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 478 students
ICSEA: 1028 · 59th percentile
Address: Dee Why 2099

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

Primary

Covers Dee Why - North.

Also parts of Collaroy - Collaroy Plateau, Cromer, Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl.

Dee Why Public School: common questions

Is Dee Why Public School a public or private school?

Dee Why Public School is a government (public) primary school in Dee Why - North, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Dee Why Public School?

Dee Why Public School had 478 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Dee Why Public School catchment?

Dee Why Public School's enrolment catchment covers Dee Why - North, plus parts of nearby suburbs. Catchments can split a street, so confirm your address on the NSW Department of Education's School Finder.

What is Dee Why Public School's ICSEA?

Dee Why Public School has an ICSEA of 1028, above the national average of 1000 (59th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Dee Why Public School located?

Dee Why Public School is at Dee Why 2099, in the Dee Why - North SA2.

Other schools in Dee Why - North

St Kevin's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Fisher Road SchoolState · Special

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).