Prairievale Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bossley Park, New South Wales 2176 · Fairfield LGA
#1484 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4518 of 4,908 nationally
About Prairievale Public School
Prairievale Public School is a public primary school located in Bossley Park, New South Wales (2176), within the Fairfield local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 419 students (195 girls and 224 boys).
Prairievale Public School has an ICSEA value of 894, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 70% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (36.1 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Prairievale Public School scores 24.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1484th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (33rd of 37 in the Fairfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 894
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-19 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 Prairievale Public School's 419 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Prairievale Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Prairievale Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School
Greenfield Park · Independent primary · K-6
691 students · ICSEA 954 · 482 m away
Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Bossley Park · Catholic primary · K-6
641 students · ICSEA 1009 · 627 m away
St Johns Park High School
St Johns Park · Government high school · 7-12
923 students · ICSEA 927 · 742 m away
Prairiewood High School
Prairiewood · Government high school · 7-12
1,288 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.3 km away
Bossley Park Public School
Bossley Park · Government primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 934 · 1.3 km away
Governor Philip King Public School
Edensor Park · Government primary · K-6
568 students · ICSEA 979 · 1.3 km away
Bossley Park High School
Bossley Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,106 students · ICSEA 961 · 1.6 km away
Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Wakeley · Catholic high school · 7-12
843 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.8 km away
William Stimson Public School
Wetherill Park · Government primary · K-6
459 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.9 km away
Edensor Park Public School
Edensor Park · Government primary · K-6
286 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Albion Park Rail Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 894
Fairfield Heights Public School
Fairfield · Government primary · K-6
642 students · ICSEA 893
Busby West Public School
Green Valley · Government primary · P-6
304 students · ICSEA 895
Murrurundi Public School
Murrurundi · Government primary · K-6
36 students · ICSEA 893
Tenambit Public School
Tenambit · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 893
Wingham Brush Public School
Wingham · Government primary · K-6
203 students · ICSEA 895
Frequently asked questions
Is Prairievale Public School a public or private school?
Prairievale Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Prairievale Public School offer?
Prairievale Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Prairievale Public School?
In 2025, Prairievale Public School had 419 enrolled students (195 girls, 224 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Prairievale Public School?
Prairievale Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 894. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Prairievale Public School rank in NSW?
Prairievale Public School ranks 1484th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (24.8/100), and 4518th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Prairievale Public School?
Prairievale Public School has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Prairievale Public School each year?
In 2025, Prairievale Public School had 55 students in Kindergarten and 69 in Year 6.
Is Prairievale Public School co-ed?
Yes. Prairievale Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Prairievale Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Prairievale 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 Prairievale Public School?
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