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Dudley Public School

Ocean & Boundary Sts, Dudley NSW 2290

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Dudley Public School is a government primary school in Dudley, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 245 students. Its ICSEA is 1,095, where the national average is 1000.

245students
1,095ICSEA · higher than 85% of NSW primary schools
8%language background other than English
5%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
14teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

92.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.0 pts over 3 years
-4%enrolment change over 5 years
36FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own website and other public sources, Dudley Public School is a K-6 government primary school in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Dudley, NSW, dating back to 1892. It offers high-potential and gifted education, STEM and creative arts programs, EAL/D support, and wellbeing services backed by student learning support officers. The school promotes an inclusive, culturally diverse community with events like Harmony Day and describes itself as aiming to develop confident, well-rounded global citizens through strong parent-teacher partnerships.

Often praised

  • inclusive, caring community
  • gifted and STEM programs
  • strong parent-teacher partnership

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 Dudley 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Charlestown East Public SchoolCharlestownPublic primary2.3 km1,036319
St Paul's Primary SchoolGatesheadCatholic primary2.4 km1,023294
Wiripaang Public SchoolGatesheadPublic primary2.4 km853182
Redhead Public SchoolRedheadPublic primary2.5 km1,089240
Kahibah Public SchoolKahibahPublic primary2.7 km1,076291
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCharlestownCatholic primary2.8 km1,102361
St Pius X Primary SchoolWindaleCatholic primary3.1 km84754
Charlestown Public SchoolCharlestownPublic primary3.2 km1,037234

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Meadowbank Public SchoolMeadowbankPublic primary · K-66421,095
New Lambton South Public SchoolOCNew LambtonPublic primary · K-64621,095
Northbourne Public SchoolMarsden ParkPublic primary · K-61,7111,095
South Coogee Public SchoolSouth CoogeePublic primary · K-63761,095
Annangrove Public SchoolAnnangrovePublic primary · K-61421,096
Ashfield Public SchoolOCAshfieldPublic primary · K-64741,096

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.