Orana Heights Public School
Oak St, Dubbo NSW 2830
Orana Heights Public School is a government primary school in Dubbo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 614 students. Its ICSEA is 900, 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 614.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories. Orana Heights Public School is a large government primary school in eastern Dubbo, with close to 600 students. Its motto is "In Friendship We Learn". It offers an inclusive education, a long-running environmental program, sport, and a music and band program. It follows Positive Behaviour for Learning and works with families on individual learning plans.
Often praised
- Inclusive, welcoming school culture
- Long-running environmental program
- Music and band 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: 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 Orana Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,003 | 429 |
| Central West Leadership Academy | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,072 | 158 |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo | Public k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 888 | 182 |
| Buninyong Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 1.5 km | 787 | 436 |
| Dubbo North Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 1.6 km | 850 | 276 |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,043 | 211 |
| Dubbo South Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 2.0 km | 911 | 570 |
| Dubbo Christian School | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,049 | 671 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyrigg Public School | Bonnyrigg | Public primary · P-6 | 238 | 900 |
| Doonside Public School | Doonside | Public primary · P-6 | 258 | 900 |
| Franklin Public School | Tumut | Public primary · K-6 | 239 | 900 |
| King Street Public School | Singleton | Public primary · K-6 | 433 | 900 |
| Parkview Public School | Leeton | Public primary · K-6 | 373 | 900 |
| Smithfield West Public School | Wetherill Park | Public primary · K-6 | 300 | 900 |
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.