Camdenville Public School
Laura St, Newtown NSW 2042
Camdenville Public School is a government primary school in Newtown, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 310 students. Its ICSEA is 1,132, 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 310.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Camdenville Public School as a P-6 government primary in Newtown with around 310 students. The school highlights a teaching approach blending explicit instruction, project-based and play-based learning, and integration of technology, alongside extra-curricular options such as music ensembles, choir, French, chess club, drama, robotics and environmental education. Its community is described as welcoming and inclusive, with an active P&C and partnerships including a cultural Deadly Legends program linked with the Art Gallery of NSW.
Often praised
- inclusive, welcoming community
- broad extra-curricular programs
- active P&C partnership
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 Camdenville 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 Pius' Catholic Primary School | Enmore | Catholic primary | 0.2 km | 1,100 | 121 |
| Newtown Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,140 | 272 |
| St Peters Public School | St Peters | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,099 | 154 |
| Erskineville Public School | Erskineville | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,155 | 334 |
| Australia Street Infants School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,143 | 104 |
| The Athena School | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,058 | 52 |
| Marrickville Public School | Marrickville | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,090 | 213 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Erskineville | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,145 | 169 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austinmer Public School | Austinmer | Public primary · K-6 | 227 | 1,132 |
| Birchgrove Public School | Balmain | Public primary · P-6 | 214 | 1,132 |
| Girraween Public School | Girraween | Public primary · K-6 | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Jasper Road Public School | Baulkham Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 803 | 1,132 |
| Newtown North Public School | Newtown | Public primary · K-6 | 221 | 1,132 |
| Oatley West Public School | Oatley | Public primary · K-6 | 519 | 1,132 |
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.