Bennett Road Public School

100-114 Bennett Rd, Colyton NSW 2760

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

School website9623 2018

Bennett Road Public School is a government primary school in Colyton, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 646 students. Its ICSEA is 912, where the national average is 1000.

646students

912ICSEA · higher than 18% of NSW primary schools

40%language background other than English

19%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

45teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

86.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.6 pts over 3 years

+3%enrolment change over 5 years

151FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 646.

About this school, from public sources

Based on public information including the school's own website, Bennett Road Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Colyton, NSW, with around 528 students. It offers a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport and creative arts, with extension opportunities for high-potential learners and dedicated support for students with additional needs and EAL/D learners. Classrooms are Wi-Fi enabled with interactive whiteboards and device access, and the school emphasises an inclusive, culturally diverse community, marking events such as Harmony Day.

Often praised

Broad STEM/sport/arts curriculum
Support for gifted and EAL/D students
Inclusive, culturally diverse community

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NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Bennett Road Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Oxley Park Public School	St Marys	Public primary	1.4 km	953	601
Holy Spirit Primary School	St Clair	Catholic primary	1.5 km	1,043	331
St Clair Public SchoolOC	St Clair	Public primary	1.5 km	975	325
St Marys South Public School	St Marys	Public primary	1.5 km	945	319
Clairgate Public School	St Clair	Public primary	1.6 km	982	409
Bethel Christian School	Mount Druitt	Independent k–12 / combined	1.9 km	977	264
Colyton Public SchoolOC	Mount Druitt	Public primary	2.0 km	1,007	714
Banks Public School	St Clair	Public primary	2.1 km	971	417

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Coramba Public School	Coramba	Public primary · K-6	30	912
Grahamstown Public School	Raymond Terrace	Public primary · K-6	253	912
Bellata Public School	Bellata	Public primary · K-6	17	913
Dubbo South Public School	Dubbo	Public primary · K-6	570	911
Gorokan Public School	Gorokan	Public primary · K-6	620	913
Gulgong Public School	Gulgong	Public primary · K-6	283	913

About this data

Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.