Balmain Public School

1 Eaton Street, Balmain NSW 2041

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Balmain Public School is a government primary school in Balmain, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 321 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,172, where the national average is 1000.

321students

1,172ICSEA · higher than 99% of NSW primary schools

38%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

18teaching 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

92.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.0 pts over 3 years

-16%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 321.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Balmain Public School describes it as a growing inner-city government primary school, sometimes called the 'school in the park', known for community engagement and a focus on creativity alongside academics. It has been recognised with a NSW School Nanga Mai Award for its Aboriginal education programs, and runs a range of parent and community events, including welcome activities for new families.

Often praised

strong community engagement
recognised Aboriginal education program
active parent involvement

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 Balmain Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Balmain 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
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle	Balmain	Catholic primary	0.1 km	1,170	349
Inner Sydney Montessori School	Balmain	Independent primary	0.7 km	1,178	95
Birchgrove Public School	Balmain	Public primary	0.9 km	1,132	214
Nicholson Street Public School	Balmain East	Public primary	1.0 km	1,151	95
Rozelle Public School	Rozelle	Public primary	1.3 km	1,162	507
Fort Street Public School	Millers Point	Public primary	2.0 km	1,094	284
St James Catholic Primary School	Glebe	Catholic primary	2.3 km	1,125	152
Annandale North Public School	Annandale	Public primary	2.3 km	1,148	359

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
Roseville Public School	Roseville	Public primary · K-6	520	1,172
West Pymble Public School	West Pymble	Public primary · K-6	250	1,173
Epping North Public School	North Epping	Public primary · K-6	382	1,174
Turramurra North Public School	North Turramurra	Public primary · K-6	196	1,170
Warrawee Public School	Turramurra	Public primary · K-6	622	1,170
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.