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Halinda School

Halinda School is a government special school in Whalan, New South Wales, with 114 students.

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114
Students
88 boys · 26 girls
U
Year range
955
ICSEA
avg = 1000
45%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 955

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 27% of Australian schools.

Suburb Whalan 2770
Local government area Blacktown
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 15%
Statistical area (SA2) Mount Druitt - Whalan
Official website halinda-s.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Halinda School had 114 students in 2025, compared with 113 in 2016 (up 1%).

113 '16 114 '17 '18 '19 '20 114 '21 '22 '23 114 '24 114 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Halinda School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Mount Druitt - Whalan

$980,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
25
Childcare services
ACECQA register
51.4%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
24,378
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Mount Druitt - Whalan statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Mount Druitt - Whalan profile →

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Nearest schools to Halinda School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Madang Avenue Public School Government P-6 320 864 0.2 km
Whalan Public School Government P-6 340 870 0.7 km
Mount Druitt Public School Government P-6 565 961 0.7 km
Holy Family Primary School Catholic K-6 201 945 1.3 km
Emerton Public School Government K-6 218 873 1.6 km
Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus Government 7-10 648 864 1.7 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Halinda School

How many students go to Halinda School?

Halinda School has 114 students enrolled (88 boys and 26 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Halinda School a government or non-government school?

Halinda School is a government school in Whalan, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 955 at Halinda School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Halinda School has an ICSEA of 955, which places it above 27% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Halinda School?

25 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Mount Druitt - Whalan, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →