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Waratah West Public School

Waratah West, NSW 2298 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

963

30th percentile nationally

Around average

Total enrolments

113

Primary

Student–teacher ratio

9:1

12.6 FTE teachers

Gender mix

38% / 62%

girls / boys

Language background

31%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 31%

Lower-mid: 31%

Upper-mid: 28%

Top: 9%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.