Wadangali Public School

24 Caloola Avenue, Penrith NSW 2750

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

Wadangali Public School is a government primary school in Penrith, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 166 students. Its ICSEA is 810, where the national average is 1000.

166students

810ICSEA · higher than 3% of NSW primary schools

13%language background other than English

48%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

14teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.9 pts over 3 years

+18%enrolment change over 5 years

177FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 166.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and NSW government listings. Wadangali Public School is a small, coeducational government primary in Penrith, catering for Preschool to Year 6. Its name means 'wattle' in Dharug language. The school stresses inclusion, literacy and numeracy teaching, and learning and wellbeing support developed with families. It has a fee-free preschool that embeds Dharug language and a strong Aboriginal community connection.

Often praised

Inclusive, culturally diverse community
Fee-free play-based preschool
Dharug language and culture embedded

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: high. 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
Cambridge Gardens Public School	Cambridge Park	Public primary	1.1 km	965	341
Cambridge Park Public School	Cambridge Park	Public primary	1.5 km	926	523
Penrith Public SchoolOC	Penrith	Public primary	1.8 km	986	524
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School	Penrith	Catholic primary	1.8 km	1,068	169
St Joseph's Primary School	Kingswood	Catholic primary	2.0 km	1,019	310
Braddock Public School	Cranebrook	Public primary	2.1 km	880	332
Jordan Springs Public School	Jordan Springs	Public primary	2.2 km	1,017	1,119
Penrith South Public School	Penrith	Public primary	2.7 km	958	441

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
Bowen Public School	Orange	Public primary · K-6	217	811
William Bayldon Public School	Sawtell	Public primary · K-6	159	812
Bellambi Public School	Bellambi	Public primary · K-6	182	807
Black Mountain Public School	Black Mountain	Public primary · K-6	20	807
Mumbil Public School	Mumbil	Public primary · K-6	10	807
Sandy Hollow Public School	Sandy Hollow	Public primary · K-6	23	814

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.