Blakehurst Public School

Dewrang St, Blakehurst NSW 2221

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Blakehurst Public School is a government primary school in Blakehurst, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 256 students. Its ICSEA is 1,049, where the national average is 1000.

256students

1,049ICSEA · higher than 73% of NSW primary schools

61%language background other than English

3%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

19teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

90.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.8 pts over 3 years

+3%enrolment change over 5 years

71FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 256.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Blakehurst Public School as a diverse, community-focused primary school in Carss Park, part of the Kogarah Network. The school reports around 280 students from roughly 29 different cultural and language backgrounds, an autism support unit that began in 2023, and active participation in dance groups, junior and senior choirs, and the local primary schools sporting association (PSSA).

Often praised

strong cultural diversity
autism support unit
choir and dance programs

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NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School	Blakehurst	Catholic primary	0.5 km	1,103	400
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School	South Hurstville	Catholic primary	1.0 km	1,130	210
St George Christian School	Hurstville	Independent k–12 / combined	1.3 km	1,159	845
Connells Point Public School	Connells Point	Public primary	1.4 km	1,088	429
Carlton South Public School	Carlton	Public primary	1.6 km	1,064	514
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci	Sans Souci	Catholic primary	1.6 km	1,091	218
Bald Face Public School	Blakehurst	Public primary	1.7 km	1,123	246
Sans Souci Public School	Sans Souci	Public primary	1.8 km	1,060	523

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
Albury Public School	Albury	Public primary · K-6	637	1,049
Gosford Public SchoolOC	West Gosford	Public primary · K-6	545	1,049
Hernani Public School	Dorrigo	Public primary · K-6	14	1,049
Leonay Public School	Emu Plains	Public primary · K-6	191	1,049
Shell Cove Public School	Shell Cove	Public primary · K-6	463	1,049
Blackheath Public School	Blackheath	Public primary · K-6	254	1,050

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.