Doonside Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Doonside, New South Wales 2767 · Blacktown LGA
#1424 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4357 of 4,908 nationally
About Doonside Public School
Doonside Public School is a public primary school located in Doonside, New South Wales (2767), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 258 students (109 girls and 149 boys).
Doonside Public School has an ICSEA value of 900, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 11th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (22.7 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Doonside Public School scores 26.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1424th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (68th of 77 in the Blacktown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 900
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-17 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Doonside Public School's 258 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Doonside Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Doonside Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mountain View Adventist College
Doonside · Independent combined · K-12
592 students · ICSEA 1041 · 392 m away
St John Vianney's Primary School
Doonside · Catholic primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1083 · 714 m away
Crawford Public School
Doonside · Government primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 914 · 1.2 km away
Doonside High School
Doonside · Government high school · 7-12
715 students · ICSEA 917 · 1.2 km away
Marayong South Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
286 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.4 km away
Blacktown West Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 992 · 2.1 km away
St Andrews Primary School
Marayong · Catholic primary · K-6
796 students · ICSEA 1074 · 2.4 km away
Marayong Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · P-6
557 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.4 km away
Tyndale Christian School
Blacktown · Independent combined · K-12
816 students · ICSEA 1066 · 2.4 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Blacktown · Catholic primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1058 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Smithfield West Public School
Wetherill Park · Government primary · K-6
300 students · ICSEA 900
Bonnyrigg Public School
Bonnyrigg · Government primary · P-6
238 students · ICSEA 900
King Street Public School
Singleton · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 900
Wauchope Public School
Wauchope · Government primary · K-6
624 students · ICSEA 900
Woolbrook Public School
Woolbrook · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 900
Weethalle Public School
Weethalle · Government primary · K-6
9 students · ICSEA 900
Frequently asked questions
Is Doonside Public School a public or private school?
Doonside Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Doonside Public School offer?
Doonside Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Doonside Public School?
In 2025, Doonside Public School had 258 enrolled students (109 girls, 149 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Doonside Public School?
Doonside Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 900. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Doonside Public School rank in NSW?
Doonside Public School ranks 1424th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (26.9/100), and 4357th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Doonside Public School?
Doonside Public School has about 11.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Doonside Public School each year?
In 2025, Doonside Public School had 43 students in Kindergarten and 31 in Year 6.
Is Doonside Public School co-ed?
Yes. Doonside Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Doonside Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Doonside Public School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Doonside Public School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Blacktown, about 3.1 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.