Blacktown South Public School

183 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown NSW 2148

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Blacktown South Public School is a government primary school in Blacktown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 936 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,042, where the national average is 1000.

936students

1,042ICSEA · higher than 71% of NSW primary schools

83%language background other than English

3%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

52teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.6%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.4 pts over 3 years

-14%enrolment change over 5 years

66FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 936.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Blacktown South Public School describes a K-6 government primary school in Blacktown, established in 1959, serving a large and culturally diverse community of around 1,100 students. The school runs opportunity classes for academically gifted students in Years 5 and 6, and support programs for students learning English as an additional language. It highlights a strong history in performing arts and sport, alongside an emphasis on student welfare and leadership development.

Often praised

Opportunity classes for gifted students
Performing arts and sport programs
Strong focus on student welfare

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NAPLAN

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Opportunity class

Blacktown South Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Patrick's Primary School	Blacktown	Catholic primary	0.8 km	1,058	295
St Michael's Primary School	Blacktown South	Catholic primary	1.2 km	1,065	631
Walters Road Public School	Blacktown	Public primary	1.3 km	997	523
Shelley Public School	Blacktown	Public primary	1.5 km	1,001	435
Blacktown West Public SchoolOC	Blacktown	Public primary	1.6 km	992	443
Tyndale Christian School	Blacktown	Independent k–12 / combined	1.8 km	1,066	816
Bert Oldfield Public School	Seven Hills	Public primary	1.8 km	1,015	175
Seven Hills West Public School	Seven Hills	Public primary	2.2 km	1,001	324

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
Blacktown North Public School	Blacktown	Public primary · K-6	354	1,042
Galston Public School	Galston	Public primary · K-6	147	1,042
Camden Public School	Camden	Public primary · K-6	313	1,041
Carlton Public School	Bexley	Public primary · K-6	599	1,041
Hillside Public School	Glenorie	Public primary · K-6	25	1,041
Peakhurst Public School	Peakhurst	Public primary · K-6	412	1,043

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.