Camden South Public School

Hume Hwy, Camden NSW 2570

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Camden South Public School is a government primary school in Camden, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 712 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,021, where the national average is 1000.

712students

1,021ICSEA · higher than 65% of NSW primary schools

11%language background other than English

9%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

42teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

90.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.6 pts over 3 years

-4%enrolment change over 5 years

84FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 712.

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Camden South Public School, a K-6 government primary school serving the Camden community since 1961, as a large school with a close-knit, family-feel community. Its own site highlights an inclusive, welcoming culture where students are known and supported, with individualised learning support and active family partnership. Classrooms feature air-conditioning and interactive whiteboards, and a multi-purpose court supports sport and school life, backed by an active P&C fundraising community.

Often praised

close-knit, welcoming community
modern classroom facilities
active P&C 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 Camden South Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Camden South 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
Spring Farm Public School	Spring Farm	Public primary	1.8 km	1,009	866
Mawarra Public School	Elderslie	Public primary	1.8 km	1,017	386
St Paul's Catholic Primary School	Camden	Catholic primary	1.8 km	1,047	622
Camden Public School	Camden	Public primary	2.0 km	1,041	313
Elderslie Public School	Elderslie	Public primary	2.9 km	1,011	539
Narellan Public School	Narellan	Public primary	4.6 km	969	291
Narellan Vale Public School	Narellan Vale	Public primary	4.8 km	1,006	619
Cawdor Public School	Cawdor	Public primary	4.9 km	982	76

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
Cobbitty Public School	Cobbitty	Public primary · K-6	360	1,021
Hallidays Point Public School	Diamond Beach	Public primary · K-6	302	1,021
Shoalhaven Heads Public School	Shoalhaven Heads	Public primary · K-6	180	1,021
Wooli Public School	Wooli	Public primary · K-6	29	1,021
Ermington West Public School	Ermington	Public primary · K-6	104	1,022
Hillsborough Public School	Charlestown	Public primary · K-6	164	1,020

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.