Dora Creek Public School
Cooranbong Rd, Dora Creek NSW 2264
Dora Creek Public School is a government primary school in Dora Creek, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 139 students. Its ICSEA is 939, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 139.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, including the school's own website, Dora Creek Public School is a small government primary school on Awabakal land on the western side of Lake Macquarie, with a long history dating back over 150 years in the local community. The school describes a nurturing, inclusive learning environment with a small-school culture focused on student wellbeing, collaborative practice, and use of modern digital learning tools.
Often praised
- small nurturing school culture
- focus on student wellbeing
- long community history
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage College Lake Macquarie | Morisset | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,002 | 511 |
| Morisset Public School | Morisset | Public primary | 2.9 km | 919 | 156 |
| St John Vianney Primary School | Morisset | Catholic primary | 3.6 km | 961 | 118 |
| Avondale School | Cooranbong | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,055 | 977 |
| Bonnells Bay Public School | Bonnells Bay | Public primary | 4.3 km | 925 | 376 |
| Cooranbong Public School | Cooranbong | Public primary | 5.3 km | 948 | 330 |
| Brightwaters Christian College | Brightwaters | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,001 | 106 |
| Wangi Wangi Public School | Wangi Wangi | Public primary | 7.8 km | 987 | 181 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Creek Public School | Crystal Creek | Public primary · K-6 | 80 | 939 |
| Londonderry Public School | Londonderry | Public primary · K-6 | 235 | 939 |
| Queanbeyan South Public SchoolOC | Queanbeyan | Public primary · P-6 | 419 | 939 |
| Rollands Plains Upper Public School | Rollands Plains | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 939 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School | Bankstown | Public primary · K-6 | 196 | 939 |
| Awaba Public School | Awaba | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 940 |
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.