Shelley Public School

21 Hadrian Ave, Blacktown NSW 2148

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Shelley Public School is a government primary school in Blacktown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 435 students. Its ICSEA is 1,001, where the national average is 1000.

435students

1,001ICSEA · higher than 58% of NSW primary schools

58%language background other than English

2%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

27teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.0 pts over 3 years

-15%enrolment change over 5 years

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

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 435.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and directory listings. Shelley Public School is a government K-6 primary school serving the Blacktown community, with over 420 students. It focuses on quality teaching in literacy and numeracy, and includes students through digital technologies, sport and the performing arts. Social Emotional Learning and Positive Behaviour for Learning support wellbeing, and the school describes itself as welcoming and involving parents as partners.

Often praised

Literacy and numeracy focus
Digital technologies and performing arts
Strong wellbeing programs

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 Shelley 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
Bert Oldfield Public School	Seven Hills	Public primary	1.4 km	1,015	175
Blacktown South Public SchoolOC	Blacktown	Public primary	1.5 km	1,042	936
Metella Road Public School	Toongabbie	Public primary	1.6 km	1,072	676
St Michael's Primary School	Blacktown South	Catholic primary	1.7 km	1,065	631
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School	Seven Hills	Catholic primary	1.7 km	1,076	389
Ebenezer Christian College	Prospect	Independent k–12 / combined	2.0 km	995	140
Toongabbie Christian College	Toongabbie	Independent k–12 / combined	2.3 km	1,106	1,242
St Patrick's Primary School	Blacktown	Catholic primary	2.4 km	1,058	295

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
Alstonville Public SchoolOC	Alstonville	Public primary · K-6	280	1,001
McCallums Hill Public School	Roselands	Public primary · K-6	330	1,001
Merimbula Public School	Merimbula	Public primary · K-6	428	1,001
Narwee Public School	Narwee	Public primary · K-6	246	1,001
Seven Hills West Public School	Seven Hills	Public primary · P-6	324	1,001
Wingello Public School	Wingello	Public primary · K-6	40	1,001

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.