Halinda School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Whalan, New South Wales 2770 · Blacktown LGA
About Halinda School
Halinda School is a public special school located in Whalan, New South Wales (2770), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 114 students (26 girls and 88 boys).
Halinda School has an ICSEA value of 955, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 27th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 45% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (23.0 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Halinda School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Halinda School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Halinda School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Madang Avenue Public School
Whalan · Government primary · P-6
320 students · ICSEA 864 · 230 m away
Whalan Public School
Whalan · Government primary · P-6
340 students · ICSEA 870 · 720 m away
Mount Druitt Public School
Mount Druitt · Government primary · P-6
565 students · ICSEA 961 · 747 m away
Holy Family Primary School
Emerton · Catholic primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 945 · 1.3 km away
Emerton Public School
Emerton · Government primary · K-6
218 students · ICSEA 873 · 1.6 km away
Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus
Mount Druitt · Government high school · 7-10
648 students · ICSEA 864 · 1.7 km away
Dawson Public School
Dharruk · Government primary · P-6
293 students · ICSEA 898 · 1.7 km away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Mt Druitt South · Catholic primary · K-6
251 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.8 km away
Bethel Christian School
Mount Druitt · Independent combined · K-12
264 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.8 km away
Tregear Public School
Tregear · Government primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 817 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cook School
Loftus · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 956
Les Powell School
Mount Pritchard · Government special · U
76 students · ICSEA 956
Fernhill School
Glenmore Park · Government special · U
129 students · ICSEA 956
Hunter River Community School
Metford · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 958
Newcastle Senior School
Waratah · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 960
Mainsbridge School
Liverpool · Government special · U
125 students · ICSEA 949
Frequently asked questions
Is Halinda School a public or private school?
Halinda School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Halinda School offer?
Halinda School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Halinda School?
In 2025, Halinda School had 114 enrolled students (26 girls, 88 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Halinda School?
Halinda School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 955. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Halinda School?
Halinda School has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Halinda School co-ed?
Yes. Halinda School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Halinda School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Halinda 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.
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