Carlingford Public School
Rickard St, Carlingford NSW 2118
Carlingford Public School is a government primary school in Carlingford, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 644 students. Its ICSEA is 1,109, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 644.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Carlingford Public School as a long-established K-6 government school serving Carlingford and nearby North Western Sydney suburbs, with around 700 students. The school offers a broad extracurricular program spanning PSSA sport (soccer, netball, league tag, AFL), gala sporting carnivals, band, dance, choir, debating and public speaking, alongside a stated focus on literacy and numeracy. Facilities include air-conditioned classrooms and interactive smart boards. Parents are noted to value attentive teaching staff and the range of programs on offer.
Often praised
- broad extracurricular programs
- attentive teaching staff
- modern facilities (air con, smart boards)
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernadette's Primary School | Dundas Valley | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,083 | 188 |
| Ngarala Public School | Epping | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,118 | 380 |
| Epping West Public School | Epping | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,131 | 994 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | Carlingford | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,140 | 262 |
| Roselea Public School | Carlingford | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,112 | 306 |
| Carlingford West Public School | Carlingford | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,119 | 1,636 |
| Yates Avenue Public School | Dundas Valley | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,040 | 155 |
| Murray Farm Public School | Carlingford | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,142 | 787 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collaroy Plateau Public School | Collaroy Plateau | Public primary · K-6 | 452 | 1,109 |
| Como West Public School | Como | Public primary · K-6 | 275 | 1,109 |
| Bayanami Public School | Parramatta | Public primary · K-6 | 663 | 1,108 |
| Eastwood Public School | Eastwood | Public primary · K-6 | 701 | 1,108 |
| Glenhaven Public School | Glenhaven | Public primary · K-6 | 240 | 1,108 |
| Hornsby South Public School | Hornsby | Public primary · K-6 | 534 | 1,110 |
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.