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Dural Public School

622 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW 2158

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Dural Public School is a government primary school in Dural, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 350 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,102, where the national average is 1000.

350students
1,102ICSEA · higher than 87% of NSW primary schools
44%language background other than English
1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
19teaching staff (FTE)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

93.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.4 pts over 3 years
-16%enrolment change over 5 years
41FOEI (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 public listings, Dural Public School is a K-6 government primary school in semi-rural Dural, NSW, established in 1869. It describes a broad extra-curricular offering alongside academic programs, including dance, drama, choir and several instrumental ensembles, debating and public speaking, chess, an environment group, and a Student Representative Council, plus a specialist-taught visual arts program and a varied sports program.

Often praised

  • wide range of extra-curricular groups
  • specialist visual arts program
  • strong sports program

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

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Dural Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Dural Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Redfield CollegeDuralIndependent k–12 / combined0.7 km1,140530
The Hills Grammar SchoolKenthurstIndependent k–12 / combined1.2 km1,1641,208
Pacific Hills Christian SchoolDuralIndependent k–12 / combined1.5 km1,1181,475
Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner EducationDuralIndependent k–12 / combined2.1 km1,103238
St Madeleine's Primary SchoolKenthurstCatholic primary2.4 km1,064388
Glenhaven Public SchoolGlenhavenPublic primary2.7 km1,108240
Kenthurst Public SchoolKenthurstPublic primary3.0 km1,040187
John Purchase Public SchoolCherrybrookPublic primary3.8 km1,168550

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
Asquith Public SchoolAsquithPublic primary · K-63841,102
Hurstville Public SchoolOCHurstvillePublic primary · K-61,0481,102
Kareela Public SchoolKareelaPublic primary · K-62721,102
Pretty Beach Public SchoolPretty BeachPublic primary · K-61541,102
Wideview Public SchoolBerowra HeightsPublic primary · K-63211,102
Belair Public SchoolAdamstownPublic primary · K-64091,103

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.