State school · Primary

Whalan Public School

Whalan, 2770 — in Mount Druitt - Whalan

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

870

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Mount Druitt - Whalan

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Whalan Public School is a state primary school in Mount Druitt - Whalan, Sydney. It had 340 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 870, below the national average of 1000 (6th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Whalan 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.

870ICSEA — 130 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 6% of Australian schools

−130

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 65%Lower-middle quarter 20%Upper-middle quarter 12%Top quarter 3%

65%20%12%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

340students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 156 · 46%
Boys 184 · 54%

Language background

Language other than English 39%
English only 61%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

38% of enrolment

Whalan Public School has an ICSEA of 870, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 6% of Australian schools. 3% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 65% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 340 students in 2025 (156 girls, 184 boys), 38% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 39% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Whalan Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	870
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-130
ICSEA percentile	6
Bottom quarter of advantage	65%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	20%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	12%
Top quarter of advantage	3%
Total enrolment	340
Girls	156 (46%)
Boys	184 (54%)
Language other than English	39%
English only	61%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	38%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 340 students
ICSEA: 870 · 6th percentile
Address: Whalan 2770

Whalan Public School: common questions

Is Whalan Public School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Whalan Public School?

Whalan Public School had 340 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Whalan Public School's ICSEA?

Whalan Public School has an ICSEA of 870, below the national average of 1000 (6th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Whalan Public School located?

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

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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).