NSW Education Facilities: Point Locations of Schools and Universities

Spatial Services provides a point dataset of education facilities across New South Wales, Australia, updated to the GDA2020 geodetic standard. The data includes primary schools, high schools, combined schools, preschools, TAFEs, technical colleges, and universities. Each facility is represented as a point feature positioned within its cadastral parcel.

Use Cases

• Mapping school catchment areas based on point locations and cadastral parcel positioning.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of public versus private education facilities.
• Planning community infrastructure by identifying clusters of primary and secondary schools.
• Assessing accessibility to technical and higher education (TAFE, university) services.

Strengths

• Adheres to the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving positional accuracy and compatibility with modern GPS.
• Covers a wide range of education facility types, from preschools to universities.
• Maintained by the authoritative state agency, Spatial Services (DCS).

Limitations

• Column names and schema are not provided in the available metadata, limiting understanding of attribute data.
• Row counts, file size, and specific license information are unknown.
• The dataset is described as a 'point' representation, which may not convey the physical footprint of facilities.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, Department of Customer Service (DCS), New South Wales Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled and maintained as part of the state's Features of Interest (FOI) spatial data program.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-09 22:37:48.170725

Geography

New South Wales, Australia