Arncliffe Public School
Princes Hwy, Arncliffe NSW 2205
Arncliffe Public School is a government primary school in Arncliffe, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 373 students. Its ICSEA is 1,028, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 373.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Arncliffe Public School as a K-6 government primary school in Sydney's south serving a linguistically diverse community. The school's own materials highlight a broad extracurricular offering, including band, string ensembles and choirs, drama and dance, chess and debating, and an Arabic community language program, alongside PSSA sport, swimming and inline skating. Wellbeing programs and structured transition-to-school and transition-to-high-school processes are also noted. An active Parents and Citizens Association is described as contributing significant time and funds to the school.
Often praised
- broad performing arts programs
- active P&C community support
- structured transition programs
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Arncliffe Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School | Arncliffe | Catholic primary | 0.1 km | 1,116 | 292 |
| Al Zahra College | Arncliffe | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,032 | 773 |
| Athelstane Public School | Arncliffe | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,003 | 277 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School | Arncliffe | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,082 | 196 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School | Arncliffe | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,058 | 86 |
| St Dominic Savio School | Rockdale | Independent primary | 1.2 km | 1,053 | 41 |
| Rockdale Public School | Rockdale | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,053 | 321 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Rockdale | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,092 | 204 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Why Public School | Dee Why | Public primary · K-6 | 478 | 1,028 |
| Figtree Public School | Figtree | Public primary · K-6 | 264 | 1,028 |
| Gregory Hills Public School | Gregory Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 647 | 1,028 |
| Wollongbar Public School | Wollongbar | Public primary · K-6 | 243 | 1,028 |
| Bateau Bay Public School | Bateau Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 614 | 1,029 |
| Berrima Public School | Berrima | Public primary · K-6 | 158 | 1,029 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.