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Merrylands Public School

Merrylands, 2160 — in Merrylands - Holroyd

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
936
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Merrylands - Holroyd
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Merrylands Public School is a state primary school in Merrylands - Holroyd, Sydney. It had 620 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 936, below the national average of 1000 (20th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Merrylands 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.

936ICSEA — 64 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 20% of Australian schools
−64
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 61%Lower-middle quarter 22%Upper-middle quarter 13%Top quarter 4%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

620students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 305 · 49%
  • Boys 315 · 51%

Language background

  • Language other than English 91%
  • English only 9%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Merrylands Public School has an ICSEA of 936, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 20% of Australian schools. 4% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 61% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 620 students in 2025 (305 girls, 315 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 91% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Merrylands Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA936
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-64
ICSEA percentile20
Bottom quarter of advantage61%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage22%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage13%
Top quarter of advantage4%
Total enrolment620
Girls305 (49%)
Boys315 (51%)
Language other than English91%
English only9%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Merrylands Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
620 students
ICSEA
936 · 20th percentile
Address
Merrylands 2160

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
Merrylands Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Primary

Also parts of Guildford West - Merrylands West, Merrylands - Holroyd.

Merrylands Public School: common questions

Is Merrylands Public School a public or private school?
Merrylands Public School is a government (public) primary school in Merrylands - Holroyd, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Merrylands Public School?
Merrylands Public School had 620 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Merrylands Public School's ICSEA?
Merrylands Public School has an ICSEA of 936, below the national average of 1000 (20th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Merrylands Public School located?
Merrylands Public School is at Merrylands 2160, in the Merrylands - Holroyd SA2.

Other schools in Merrylands - Holroyd

Hilltop Road Public SchoolState · PrimaryMerrylands East Public SchoolState · PrimarySt Margaret Mary's Primary SchoolNon-Government · PrimaryFowler Road SchoolState · SpecialHolroyd 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).