Lakelands Public School
Lakelands Drive, Dapto NSW 2530
Lakelands Public School is a government primary school in Dapto, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 370 students. Its ICSEA is 952, 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 370.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from Lakelands Public School's own website describes a K-6 government primary school on eight hectares of leafy grounds in Dapto, in the Illawarra region of NSW. The school promotes a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport, and creative arts, and presents itself as a close-knit community school with a welcoming culture and a focus on quality outcomes for all students.
Often praised
- Spacious leafy grounds
- Broad STEM and arts programs
- Welcoming community culture
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 Lakelands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koonawarra Public School | Dapto | Public primary | 1.2 km | 838 | 192 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Dapto | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,038 | 623 |
| Mount Brown Public School | Dapto | Public primary | 1.6 km | 975 | 346 |
| Dapto Public School | Horsley | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,006 | 790 |
| Hayes Park Public School | Kanahooka | Public primary | 2.4 km | 972 | 601 |
| Berkeley West Public School | Berkeley | Public primary | 5.3 km | 868 | 157 |
| Farmborough Road Public School | Unanderra | Public primary | 6.1 km | 961 | 226 |
| Berkeley Public School | Berkeley | Public primary | 6.2 km | 926 | 259 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo Vale Public School | Colo Vale | Public primary · K-6 | 144 | 952 |
| Culburra Public School | Culburra Beach | Public primary · K-6 | 219 | 952 |
| South West Rocks Public School | South West Rocks | Public primary · K-6 | 348 | 952 |
| Wardell Public School | Wardell | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 952 |
| West Wyalong Public School | West Wyalong | Public primary · K-6 | 202 | 952 |
| Bonshaw Public School | Bonshaw | Public primary · K-6 | 8 | 951 |
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.