Dee Why Public School
Regent St, Dee Why NSW 2099
Dee Why Public School is a government primary school in Dee Why, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 478 students. Its ICSEA is 1,028, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 478.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and public school directories, Dee Why Public School is a NSW government primary school (K-6) on Regent St, Dee Why, with around 415 students and a strong culturally diverse community drawn from over thirty-eight cultural groups. It describes itself as small enough to know each child while offering a range of specialist teachers and facilities, and is supported by an active Parents and Citizens (P&C) Association.
Often praised
- culturally diverse community
- active P&C association
- individual attention, small-school feel
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 Dee Why 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School | Dee Why | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,085 | 178 |
| Karuna Montessori School | Narraweena | Independent primary | 0.9 km | — | 4 |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School | Narraweena | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 1,091 | 247 |
| Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,158 | 1,002 |
| Narraweena Public School | Narraweena | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,059 | 511 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| Cromer Public School | Cromer | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,091 | 468 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arncliffe Public School | Arncliffe | Public primary · K-6 | 373 | 1,028 |
| Figtree Public School | Figtree | Public primary · K-6 | 264 | 1,028 |
| Gregory Hills Public School | Gregory Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 647 | 1,028 |
| Wollongbar Public School | Wollongbar | Public primary · K-6 | 243 | 1,028 |
| Bateau Bay Public School | Bateau Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 614 | 1,029 |
| Berrima Public School | Berrima | Public primary · K-6 | 158 | 1,029 |
About this data
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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.