Villawood East Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Villawood, New South Wales 2163 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#1420 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4333 of 4,908 nationally
About Villawood East Public School
Villawood East Public School is a public primary school located in Villawood, New South Wales (2163), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 301 students (122 girls and 179 boys).
Villawood East Public School has an ICSEA value of 898, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 71% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 24 teachers (25.0 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 24% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Villawood East Public School scores 27.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1420th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (68th of 69 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 898
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+24% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-20 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 Villawood East Public School's 301 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Villawood East Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Villawood East Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bass High School
Bass Hill · Government high school · 7-12
874 students · ICSEA 927 · 920 m away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Villawood · Catholic primary · K-6
226 students · ICSEA 1053 · 977 m away
George Bass School
Bass Hill · Government special · U
102 students · ICSEA 979 · 1.3 km away
Chester Hill Public School
Chester Hill · Government primary · K-6
578 students · ICSEA 958 · 1.5 km away
Carramar Public School
Carramar · Government primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 931 · 1.6 km away
Villawood North Public School
Fairfield East · Government primary · K-6
250 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.9 km away
Chester Hill High School
Chester Hill · Government high school · 7-12
1,056 students · ICSEA 912 · 2.0 km away
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
Sefton · Catholic primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 1046 · 2.1 km away
Sefton Infants School
Sefton · Government primary · P-2
93 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.2 km away
Lansvale East Public School
Cabramatta · Government primary · K-6
117 students · ICSEA 969 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Glen Innes West Infants School
Glen Innes · Government primary · K-2
19 students · ICSEA 898
Toongabbie East Public School
Wentworthville · Government primary · K-6
107 students · ICSEA 898
Dawson Public School
Dharruk · Government primary · P-6
293 students · ICSEA 898
Lismore South Public School
South Lismore · Government primary · P-6
106 students · ICSEA 898
Wombat Public School
Wombat · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 898
Kearsley Public School
Kearsley · Government primary · K-6
114 students · ICSEA 897
Frequently asked questions
Is Villawood East Public School a public or private school?
Villawood East Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Villawood East Public School offer?
Villawood East Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Villawood East Public School?
In 2025, Villawood East Public School had 301 enrolled students (122 girls, 179 boys), a change of 24% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Villawood East Public School?
Villawood East Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 898. 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 Villawood East Public School rank in NSW?
Villawood East Public School ranks 1420th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (27.3/100), and 4333rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Villawood East Public School?
Villawood East Public School has about 12.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Villawood East Public School each year?
In 2025, Villawood East Public School had 35 students in Kindergarten and 31 in Year 6.
Is Villawood East Public School co-ed?
Yes. Villawood East Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Villawood East Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Villawood East 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 Villawood East Public School?
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