
Darlington Primary School
2-14 Amherst Avenue, Darlington WA 6070
Darlington Primary School is a government primary school in Darlington, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 374 students. Its ICSEA is 1,117, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Darlington Primary School is a government school for Kindergarten to Year 6 on Amherst Avenue, Darlington, Western Australia, with around 390 students. Established in 1912 with 19 students at Leithdale House, it moved to its current site in 1913 and is described as a valued focal point in the local community.
Often praised
- Established in 1912
- Valued community focal point
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Darlington Primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treetops Montessori School | Darlington | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,083 | 175 |
| Helena College | Glen Forrest | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,114 | 785 |
| Glen Forrest Primary School | Glen Forrest | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 245 |
| Helena Valley Primary School | Helena Valley | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,022 | 357 |
| Greenmount Primary School | Greenmount | Public primary | 3.9 km | 997 | 381 |
| Clayton View Primary SchoolGifted class: PEAC centre | Koongamia | Public primary | 3.9 km | 861 | 130 |
| St Anthony's School | Greenmount | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,020 | 442 |
| Gooseberry Hill Primary School | Gooseberry Hill | Public primary | 4.5 km | 1,069 | 415 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Primary School | Brentwood | Public primary · K-6 | 309 | 1,116 |
| Caladenia Primary School | Canning Vale | Public primary · K-6 | 939 | 1,116 |
| Doubleview Primary School | Doubleview | Public primary · K-6 | 517 | 1,118 |
| Karrinyup Primary School | Karrinyup | Public primary · K-6 | 566 | 1,115 |
| Melville Primary School | Melville | Public primary · K-6 | 650 | 1,119 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School | White Gum Valley | Public primary · PP-6 | 266 | 1,119 |
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.