State school · Primary

Penshurst West Public School

Mortdale, 2223 — in Mortdale - Oatley

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1047

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Mortdale - Oatley

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Penshurst West Public School is a state primary school in Mortdale - Oatley, Sydney. It had 220 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1047, above the national average of 1000 (67th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Penshurst West 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.

1047ICSEA — 47 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 67% of Australian schools

+47

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 20%Lower-middle quarter 28%Upper-middle quarter 29%Top quarter 23%

20%28%29%23%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

220students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 102 · 46%
Boys 118 · 54%

Language background

Language other than English 58%
English only 42%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Penshurst West Public School has an ICSEA of 1047, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 67% of Australian schools. 23% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 20% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 220 students in 2025 (102 girls, 118 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 58% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Penshurst West Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1047
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+47
ICSEA percentile	67
Bottom quarter of advantage	20%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	28%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	29%
Top quarter of advantage	23%
Total enrolment	220
Girls	102 (46%)
Boys	118 (54%)
Language other than English	58%
English only	42%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 220 students
ICSEA: 1047 · 67th percentile
Address: Mortdale 2223

Penshurst West Public School: common questions

Is Penshurst West Public School a public or private school?

Penshurst West Public School is a government (public) primary school in Mortdale - Oatley, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Penshurst West Public School?

Penshurst West Public School had 220 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Penshurst West Public School's ICSEA?

Penshurst West Public School has an ICSEA of 1047, above the national average of 1000 (67th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Penshurst West Public School located?

Penshurst West Public School is at Mortdale 2223, in the Mortdale - Oatley SA2.

Other schools in Mortdale - Oatley

Oatley West Public SchoolState · Primary Marist Catholic College PenshurstNon-Government · 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).