Plumpton House School

327 Rooty Hill Road North, Plumpton NSW 2761

PublicSpecial

Plumpton House School is a government special school in Plumpton, NSW with about 30 students. Its ICSEA is 827, where the national average is 1000.

30students

827ICSEA · higher than 10% of NSW primary schools

12%language background other than English

60%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

11teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

58.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -10.0 pts over 3 years

-19%enrolment change over 5 years

201FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 30.

About this school, from public sources

Public sources describe Plumpton House School as a small NSW government special school (School for Specific Purposes) in Plumpton, catering to students in Years 5–10 with significant behavioural and emotional support needs, drawn from across Blacktown, Fairfield, Granville, Mount Druitt, Parramatta and Penrith. The school runs evidence-based, trauma-informed teaching and school-wide Social and Emotional Learning programs, with a strong focus on helping students transition back into mainstream school, TAFE or employment.

Often praised

trauma-informed teaching approach
social-emotional learning focus
support for transition to mainstream

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

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Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Western Grammar School	Plumpton	Independent k–12 / combined	0.4 km	1,073	387
Richard Johnson Anglican College	Oakhurst	Independent k–12 / combined	0.9 km	1,072	1,028
Australian Islamic College of Sydney	Mount Druitt	Independent k–12 / combined	1.4 km	1,077	1,289
St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College	Mount Druitt	Independent k–12 / combined	1.7 km	966	279
Blacktown Youth College Incorporated	Hebersham	Independent special	2.0 km	832	101
Niland School	Blackett	Public special	2.9 km	801	34
Halinda School	Whalan	Public special	3.3 km	955	114
Mountain View Adventist College	Doonside	Independent k–12 / combined	3.5 km	1,041	592

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
Girrakool School	Kariong	Public special	54	826
Holman Place School	Cowra	Public special	30	822
Kalinda School	Griffith	Public special	38	835
Kotara School	Kotara	Public special	25	816
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre	Boambee East	Public special	23	841
Kandeer School	North Albury	Public special	18	811

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.