Non-Government school · Special

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town

Engadine, 2233 — in Engadine

SectorSchools

Non-Government

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

962

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Engadine

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town is a non-government special school in Engadine, Sydney. It had 55 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 962, below the national average of 1000 (30th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town 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.

962ICSEA — 38 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 30% of Australian schools

−38

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 43%Lower-middle quarter 33%Upper-middle quarter 19%Top quarter 5%

43%33%19%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

55students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 18 · 33%
Boys 37 · 67%

Language background

Language other than English 2%
English only 98%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

15% of enrolment

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town has an ICSEA of 962, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 30% of Australian schools. 5% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 43% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 55 students in 2025 (18 girls, 37 boys), 15% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 2% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	962
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-38
ICSEA percentile	30
Bottom quarter of advantage	43%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	33%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	19%
Top quarter of advantage	5%
Total enrolment	55
Girls	18 (33%)
Boys	37 (67%)
Language other than English	2%
English only	98%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	15%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: Non-Government school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 55 students
ICSEA: 962 · 30th percentile
Address: Engadine 2233

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town: common questions

Is Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town a public or private school?

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town is a non-government (non-government) special school in Engadine, Sydney.

How many students go to Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town?

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town had 55 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town's ICSEA?

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town has an ICSEA of 962, below the national average of 1000 (30th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town located?

Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town is at Engadine 2233.

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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).