Artarmon Public School

McMillan Rd, Artarmon NSW 2064

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

School website9411 1950

Artarmon Public School is a government primary school in Artarmon, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 1,063 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,167, where the national average is 1000.

1,063students

1,167ICSEA · higher than 98% of NSW primary schools

85%language background other than English

0%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

57teaching staff (FTE)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

94.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.0 pts over 3 years

-17%enrolment change over 5 years

0FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 1,063.

About this school, from public sources

Based on public information from the school's own website, Artarmon Public School is a large government primary school on Sydney's lower north shore, established in 1910, serving a linguistically diverse community. It hosts opportunity classes and offers specialist programs in music, art, PE, library and technology, alongside enrichment activities such as swimming, camps, instrumental music, choir, a school production and Maths Olympiad. Families describe an active, welcoming P&C supporting the school's music program and community events.

Often praised

Opportunity classes
Strong music/instrumental program
Active, welcoming P&C community

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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

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Opportunity class

Artarmon Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
International Chinese School	St Leonards	Independent primary	1.5 km	1,172	116
Chatswood Public SchoolOC	Chatswood	Public primary	1.6 km	1,143	1,083
Greenwich Public School	Greenwich	Public primary	1.6 km	1,175	367
Willoughby Public School	Willoughby	Public primary	1.6 km	1,143	905
Lane Cove Public School	Lane Cove	Public primary	1.7 km	1,178	688
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	Lane Cove	Catholic primary	1.7 km	1,176	502
Currambena Primary School	Lane Cove	Independent primary	1.8 km	1,120	79
St Pius X College	Chatswood	Independent k–12 / combined	1.8 km	1,144	1,183

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
Castle Cove Public School	Castle Cove	Public primary · K-6	273	1,167
Lindfield East Public SchoolOC	East Lindfield	Public primary · K-6	531	1,167
Summer Hill Public SchoolOC	Summer Hill	Public primary · K-6	662	1,167
Cammeray Public School	Cammeray	Public primary · K-6	622	1,168
John Purchase Public School	Cherrybrook	Public primary · K-6	550	1,168
Balgowlah North Public School	North Balgowlah	Public primary · K-6	381	1,169

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.