Blackheath Public School
Leichhardt St, Blackheath NSW 2785
Blackheath Public School is a government primary school in Blackheath, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 254 students. Its ICSEA is 1,050, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 254.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources, including the school's own website, describe Blackheath Public School as a K-6 government primary school in the upper Blue Mountains, established in 1885. The school follows the NSW curriculum and offers sport, the arts, leadership and sustainability programs alongside a wide range of extracurricular activities. It is described as a close-knit community school where parents and locals are actively involved, and it runs environmental initiatives such as a Green Team, worm farms, composting, chicken coops and vegetable gardens.
Often praised
- strong community involvement
- environmental/sustainability programs
- broad extracurricular offerings
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Blackheath 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Christian College | Blackheath | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,040 | 169 |
| Mount Victoria Public School | Mount Victoria | Public primary | 6.1 km | 1,039 | 56 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria | Mount Victoria | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 976 | 87 |
| Katoomba North Public School | Katoomba | Public primary | 7.2 km | 986 | 128 |
| St Canice's Primary School | Katoomba | Catholic primary | 8.8 km | 1,020 | 67 |
| Katoomba Public School | Katoomba | Public primary | 9.2 km | 1,035 | 210 |
| Leura Public School | Leura | Public primary | 9.3 km | 1,055 | 199 |
| Megalong Public School | Megalong | Public primary | 9.8 km | 1,046 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirrawee Public School | Kirrawee | Public primary · K-6 | 326 | 1,050 |
| Martins Gully Public School | Armidale | Public primary · K-6 | 164 | 1,050 |
| Mount Kembla Public School | Mount Kembla | Public primary · K-6 | 159 | 1,050 |
| Mount Riverview Public School | Mount Riverview | Public primary · K-6 | 231 | 1,050 |
| Nangamay Public School | Glenmore Park | Public primary · K-6 | 413 | 1,050 |
| Albury Public School | Albury | Public primary · K-6 | 637 | 1,049 |
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.