Education Facilities in New South Wales, Australia

Education Facilities in New South Wales includes point data for primary schools, high schools, combined primary and secondary schools, and preschools. The dataset is part of the NSW Features of Interest category, represented as community facilities within the Building Complex feature class. Data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which each facility is located.

Use Cases

• Mapping school catchment areas based on facility locations.
• Analyzing public infrastructure distribution for community planning.
• Site selection for new educational services using geospatial data.
• Integrating school locations with other cadastral or demographic datasets.

Strengths

• Dataset uses the GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving accuracy and national compatibility.
• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au indicates official maintenance and importance.
• Specific age ranges are defined for each facility type (e.g., 5-12 for primary schools).

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, specific columns, and license information are unknown.
• The dataset's description is repeated across sources, suggesting limited independent documentation.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2026-06-26 and 2026-05-23) create uncertainty about versioning.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), New South Wales Government

Collection Method

Likely sourced from official government records and positioned within cadastral parcels.

Freshness

2026-06-26 03:45:53.378351

Geography

New South Wales, Australia