Penshurst West Public School
Forest Rd & Scott St, Mortdale NSW 2223
Penshurst West Public School is a government primary school in Mortdale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 220 students. Its ICSEA is 1,047, 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 220.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages, Penshurst West Public School is a government K-6 primary serving the Mortdale community. It highlights personalised Literacy and Numeracy programs, extension for gifted learners, and support for students learning English as an additional language. Students can join music, dance, choir and a range of sports. Families are invited to take part through events, open days and a parent portal.
Often praised
- Personalised literacy and numeracy programs
- Diverse, welcoming school community
- Wide music and sport activities
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 Penshurst West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peakhurst Public School | Peakhurst | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,043 | 412 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School | Penshurst | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,108 | 539 |
| Penshurst Public School | Penshurst | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,061 | 458 |
| Mortdale Public School | Mortdale | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,096 | 350 |
| Beverly Hills Public School | Beverly Hills | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,051 | 320 |
| Narwee Public School | Narwee | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,001 | 246 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School | Beverly Hills | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,100 | 637 |
| Peakhurst South Public School | Peakhurst Heights | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,061 | 313 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungendore Public School | Bungendore | Public primary · K-6 | 444 | 1,047 |
| Holgate Public School | Holgate | Public primary · K-6 | 95 | 1,047 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School | Greenacre | Public primary · K-2 | 173 | 1,047 |
| Richmond Public SchoolOC | Richmond | Public primary · K-6 | 298 | 1,047 |
| Corrimal East Public School | East Corrimal | Public primary · K-6 | 297 | 1,046 |
| Eastlakes Public School | Eastlakes | Public primary · K-6 | 154 | 1,046 |
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.