Heckenberg Public School
Jindabyne St, Heckenberg NSW 2168
Heckenberg Public School is a government primary school in Heckenberg, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 209 students. Its ICSEA is 848, 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 209.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Heckenberg Public School is a government primary school in Heckenberg, south-west Sydney, part of the Liverpool Network. It serves a linguistically diverse community, with many families speaking Arabic, Vietnamese, Samoan or English at home. The school highlights a STEM room for hands-on science and technology learning, a community hub fostering family connection, and facilities including a library, computer lab, sports fields and an interactive playground. It also runs a Homework Club and an after-school karate class, with a stated focus on literacy, numeracy and student wellbeing.
Often praised
- dedicated STEM room
- community hub for families
- culturally diverse, inclusive community
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 Heckenberg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadleir Public School | Sadleir | Public primary | 0.8 km | 883 | 351 |
| Busby Public School | Busby | Public primary | 0.9 km | 892 | 243 |
| Ashcroft Public School | Ashcroft | Public primary | 1.1 km | 887 | 284 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School | Mount Pritchard | Public primary | 1.3 km | 951 | 368 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School | Miller | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,003 | 315 |
| Busby West Public School | Green Valley | Public primary | 1.5 km | 895 | 304 |
| Cartwright Public School | Cartwright | Public primary | 1.8 km | 920 | 241 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard | Bonnyrigg | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,053 | 819 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condobolin Public School | Condobolin | Public primary · K-6 | 256 | 848 |
| Stuarts Point Public School | Stuarts Point | Public primary · K-6 | 53 | 848 |
| Cobar Public School | Cobar | Public primary · K-6 | 228 | 849 |
| Goonellabah Public SchoolOC | Goonellabah | Public primary · K-6 | 226 | 847 |
| Wakool Burraboi Public School | Wakool | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 849 |
| Dubbo North Public School | Dubbo | Public primary · K-6 | 276 | 850 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.