State school · Special

Halinda School

Whalan, 2770 — in Mount Druitt - Whalan

SectorSchools

State

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

955

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Mount Druitt - Whalan

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Halinda School is a state special school in Mount Druitt - Whalan, Sydney. It had 114 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 955, below the national average of 1000 (27th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Halinda 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.

955ICSEA — 45 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 27% of Australian schools

−45

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 45%Lower-middle quarter 27%Upper-middle quarter 19%Top quarter 9%

45%27%19%9%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

114students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 26 · 23%
Boys 88 · 77%

Language background

Language other than English 51%
English only 49%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

17% of enrolment

Halinda School has an ICSEA of 955, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 27% of Australian schools. 9% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 45% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 114 students in 2025 (26 girls, 88 boys), 17% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 51% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Halinda School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	955
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-45
ICSEA percentile	27
Bottom quarter of advantage	45%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	27%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	19%
Top quarter of advantage	9%
Total enrolment	114
Girls	26 (23%)
Boys	88 (77%)
Language other than English	51%
English only	49%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	17%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 114 students
ICSEA: 955 · 27th percentile
Address: Whalan 2770

Halinda School: common questions

Is Halinda School a public or private school?

Halinda School is a government (public) special school in Mount Druitt - Whalan, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Halinda School?

Halinda School had 114 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Halinda School's ICSEA?

Halinda School has an ICSEA of 955, below the national average of 1000 (27th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Halinda School located?

Halinda School is at Whalan 2770, in the Mount Druitt - Whalan SA2.

Other schools in Mount Druitt - Whalan

Australian Islamic College of SydneyNon-Government · Combined Bethel Christian SchoolNon-Government · Combined St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox CollegeNon-Government · Combined St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, St Bishoy HallNon-Government · Combined Colyton Public SchoolState · Primary Madang Avenue Public SchoolState · Primary Mount Druitt Public SchoolState · Primary Sacred Heart Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Whalan Public SchoolState · Primary CathWest Innovation CollegeNon-Government · Secondary Chifley College Senior CampusState · Secondary

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).