NSW Government School Locations and Student Enrolment Statistics

The dataset contains location and enrolment information for all government schools in New South Wales, maintained by the NSW Department of Education and last updated in March 2026. It includes school coordinates, type, student numbers, and demographic indices, supporting tools like the School Finder.

Use Cases

• Map school locations using latitude and longitude coordinates for spatial analysis of educational access.
• Analyze student enrolment numbers and LBOTE (Language Background Other Than English) figures to track demographic trends.
• Assess educational disadvantage by examining school-level indices such as ICSEA and FOEI (Family Occupation and Educational Index).
• Correlate school type with enrolment figures and suppressed indigenous percentage data for equity reporting.

Strengths

• Covers all government schools in New South Wales, providing a complete jurisdictional census.
• Includes multiple demographic and socioeconomic indices (ICSEA, FOEI) updated on annual schedules.
• Data is updated regularly, with contact details and addresses maintained as the most current source.

Limitations

• Student enrolment numbers for some NSSC schools are out of scope and missing.
• Indigenous and LBOTE percentage data is suppressed ('np') for schools with five or fewer students, limiting granular analysis.
• Some historical data, like healthy canteen information, is no longer updated and may be stale.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Education, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.

Collection Method

Census of government school students undertaken on the first Friday of August; LBOTE data collected in March.

Time Range

Annual collections with regular updates; specific figures like ICSEA reflect the previous year's values.

Freshness

School information updated regularly; NSSC, LBOTE, and FOEI figures updated annually in December; ICSEA values updated every February.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.