Balgowlah Heights Public School

Lewis St, Balgowlah NSW 2093

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Balgowlah Heights Public School is a government primary school in Balgowlah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 651 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,177, where the national average is 1000.

651students

1,177ICSEA · higher than 99% of NSW primary schools

22%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

35teaching 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

92.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.9 pts over 3 years

-8%enrolment change over 5 years

3FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 651.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Balgowlah Heights Public School as a K-6 government primary school in Balgowlah, on Sydney's northern beaches, with an enrolment of around 700 students. The school runs Opportunity Classes and high-potential/gifted education programs alongside extension activities for advanced learners, plus EAL/D and learning support for students with additional needs. It offers music, sport and creative arts programs, backed by learning support officers and wellbeing/counselling services, and is noted for an inclusive, culturally diverse community that marks events such as Harmony Day.

Often praised

Opportunity Class and gifted programs
strong creative arts and music
inclusive, diverse community

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NAPLAN

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Opportunity class

Balgowlah Heights 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
St Paul's Catholic College Junior Campus	Balgowlah	Catholic primary	1.1 km	1,168	232
Seaforth Public School	Seaforth	Public primary	1.6 km	1,165	394
Beauty Point Public School	Mosman	Public primary	1.7 km	1,154	205
Manly West Public School	Balgowlah	Public primary	1.8 km	1,147	761
Queenwood	Mosman	Independent k–12 / combined	2.2 km	1,172	816
Queenwood, Art and Design Campus	Mosman	Independent k–12 / combined	2.3 km	—	—
Manly Vale Public School	Manly Vale	Public primary	2.5 km	1,129	553
Manly Village Public School	Manly	Public primary	2.8 km	1,151	532

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
Matthew Pearce Public SchoolOC	Baulkham Hills	Public primary · K-6	1,270	1,177
Bronte Public School	Bronte	Public primary · K-6	257	1,176
Glenmore Road Public School	Paddington	Public primary · K-6	263	1,176
Lane Cove Public School	Lane Cove	Public primary · K-6	688	1,178
Pymble Public School	Pymble	Public primary · K-6	519	1,176
Greenwich Public School	Greenwich	Public primary · K-6	367	1,175

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.