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Wattle Grove Public School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wattle Grove, New South Wales 2173 · Liverpool LGA

46.2/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#966 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2991 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
427
-29% over 5 years
ICSEA
1035
62nd percentile nationally
Students per teacher
17.9
23.9 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About Wattle Grove Public School

Wattle Grove Public School is a public primary school located in Wattle Grove, New South Wales (2173), within the Liverpool local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 427 students (208 girls and 219 boys).

Wattle Grove Public School has an ICSEA value of 1035, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 62nd percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 31 teachers (23.9 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Wattle Grove Public School scores 46.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 966th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (18th of 40 in the Liverpool area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1035
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.9 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-29% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 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.

Wattle Grove Public School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
208
Boys
219
Language background other than English
30%
Indigenous students
6%

Enrolments by year level

How Wattle Grove Public School's 427 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
53

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Wattle Grove Public School have changed over the past decade.

3845226592015: 592 students2016: 600 students2017: 610 students2018: 616 students2019: 628 students2020: 605 students2021: 586 students2022: 558 students2023: 509 students2024: 464 students2025: 427 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Wattle Grove Public School a public or private school?

Wattle Grove Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.

What year levels does Wattle Grove Public School offer?

Wattle Grove Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Wattle Grove Public School?

In 2025, Wattle Grove Public School had 427 enrolled students (208 girls, 219 boys), a change of -29% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Wattle Grove Public School?

Wattle Grove Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1035. 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.

How does Wattle Grove Public School rank in NSW?

Wattle Grove Public School ranks 966th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (46.2/100), and 2991st of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Wattle Grove Public School?

Wattle Grove Public School has about 17.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Kindergarten at Wattle Grove Public School each year?

In 2025, Wattle Grove Public School had 53 students in Kindergarten and 65 in Year 6.

Is Wattle Grove Public School co-ed?

Yes. Wattle Grove Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Wattle Grove Public School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Wattle Grove 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 Wattle Grove Public School?

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