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Parklea Public School

Glenwood Park Drive, Glenwood NSW 2768

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Parklea Public School is a government primary school in Glenwood, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 566 students. Its ICSEA is 1,083, where the national average is 1000.

566students
1,083ICSEA · higher than 82% of NSW primary schools
62%language background other than English
4%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
36teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

91.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.9 pts over 3 years
-19%enrolment change over 5 years
40FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
1support classes

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories. Parklea Public School is a large government K-6 primary in Glenwood serving a linguistically diverse community. It works to the theme Challenge, Inspire, Flourish. It provides one-to-one iPads from Kindergarten and offers sport, dance, choir, band, chess, public speaking and environment programs. Learning, wellbeing and English-as-a-second-language support are available, and families help shape personalised learning plans.

Often praised

  • One-to-one iPads K-6
  • Broad arts and sport enrichment
  • Inclusive, diverse school 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 Parklea 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Holy Cross Primary SchoolGlenwoodCatholic primary1.3 km1,119386
Caddies Creek Public SchoolGlenwoodPublic primary1.4 km1,120868
Bella Vista Public SchoolBella VistaPublic primary1.9 km1,1471,104
Quakers Hill East Public SchoolAcacia GardensPublic primary2.0 km1,101655
Kings Langley Public SchoolKings LangleyPublic primary2.3 km1,081567
St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary)Stanhope GardensCatholic primary2.5 km1,112799
Kellyville Ridge Public SchoolKellyville RidgePublic primary2.5 km1,107671
Kellyville Public SchoolKellyvillePublic primary2.7 km1,136855

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
Mount Kuring-gai Public SchoolMount Kuring-gaiPublic primary · K-61321,083
Tallawong Public SchoolRouse HillPublic primary · K-61211,083
Wallsend South Public SchoolWallsendPublic primary · K-65831,083
Canterbury Public SchoolCanterburyPublic primary · K-63461,082
Eureka Public SchoolEurekaPublic primary · K-6321,084
Five Dock Public SchoolFive DockPublic primary · P-63141,082

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.