Pal Buddhist School
Canley Vale NSW 2166
Pal Buddhist School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Canley Vale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 109 students. Its ICSEA is 1,032, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Pal Buddhist School is a small independent school in Canley Vale teaching Kindergarten to Year 12 to about 109 students. It combines Buddhist philosophy with HSC study in a structured academic environment, and is noted for music and visual arts. Very small classes, around 5 students per teacher, suit families seeking a values-based community.
Often praised
- Buddhist values-based
- Music and visual arts
- Very small classes
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Pal Buddhist School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic College | Liverpool | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,038 | 2,138 |
| Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 1,095 | 933 |
| Al Amanah College | Liverpool | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,012 | 939 |
| Salamah College | Chester Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 989 | 1,353 |
| Minarah College | Green Valley | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 1,014 | 1,129 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.5 km | 1,132 | 896 |
| Regents Park Christian School | Regents Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.7 km | 1,039 | 731 |
| Condell Park Christian School | Condell Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.8 km | 1,081 | 64 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zahra College | Arncliffe | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 773 | 1,032 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Thora | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 188 | 1,032 |
| Heritage Christian School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 345 | 1,032 |
| Kuyper Christian School | Kurrajong | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 201 | 1,032 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock | Nulkaba | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,276 | 1,032 |
| The Alpine School | Cooma | Independent k–12 / combined · K-11 | 97 | 1,032 |
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.