Combined Primary and Secondary School Locations in New South Wales

A point feature dataset representing combined primary and secondary school locations in New South Wales, Australia. The data is provided by Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW, and is part of the NSW Features of Interest Category. It was initially published on 29/09/2021 and has been updated to align with the GDA2020 geodetic standard.

Use Cases

• Map education service accessibility based on school location points.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of combined primary and secondary schools relative to population centers.
• Integrate school facility data with other geospatial layers for community planning.

Strengths

• Data is aligned with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which the school is located.
• The dataset is part of a formally recognized NSW Features of Interest Category.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data currency date is listed as 01/01/3000, which is not a realistic indicator of freshness.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (Department of Customer Service NSW)

Collection Method

Captured by utilising the best available source at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250,000.

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-05-23.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia