Busby West Public School

50 Starling St, Green Valley NSW 2168

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

Busby West Public School is a government primary school in Green Valley, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 304 students. Its ICSEA is 895, where the national average is 1000.

304students

895ICSEA · higher than 13% of NSW primary schools

75%language background other than English

8%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

32teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.6 pts over 3 years

-14%enrolment change over 5 years

162FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

5support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 304.

About this school, from public sources

Based on publicly available information, Busby West Public School is a co-educational government primary school (K-6) in Green Valley, NSW, established in 1967 and serving around 380 students. The school describes itself as a diverse, welcoming community that values tolerance and respect for different beliefs and cultural backgrounds, and offers a range of learning spaces including sporting, creative and technology facilities to support student learning and wellbeing.

Often praised

culturally diverse, inclusive community
range of learning and sporting facilities

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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

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
Green Valley Public School	Green Valley	Public primary	0.8 km	973	365
Busby Public School	Busby	Public primary	0.9 km	892	243
Minarah College	Green Valley	Independent k–12 / combined	1.1 km	1,014	1,129
Heckenberg Public School	Heckenberg	Public primary	1.5 km	848	209
Hinchinbrook Public School	Hinchinbrook	Public primary	1.6 km	959	487
Miller Public School	Miller	Public primary	1.7 km	880	266
Sadleir Public School	Sadleir	Public primary	1.9 km	883	351
St Therese Catholic Primary School	Miller	Catholic primary	1.9 km	1,003	315

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
Cowra Public School	Cowra	Public primary · K-6	338	895
Somerton Public School	Somerton	Public primary · K-6	17	895
Wingham Brush Public School	Wingham	Public primary · K-6	203	895
Albion Park Rail Public School	Albion Park Rail	Public primary · K-6	346	894
Aldavilla Public School	Yarravel	Public primary · K-6	263	896
Batemans Bay Public School	Surfside	Public primary · P-6	494	896

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.