Charlestown East Public School

James St, Charlestown NSW 2290

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Charlestown East Public School is a government primary school in Charlestown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 319 students. Its ICSEA is 1,036, where the national average is 1000.

319students

1,036ICSEA · higher than 69% of NSW primary schools

6%language background other than English

9%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

20teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

90.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.3 pts over 3 years

+3%enrolment change over 5 years

65FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 319.

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own public materials, Charlestown East Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Charlestown, NSW, part of the Whitebridge Community of Schools linking into Whitebridge High School. It offers STEM and creative arts programs, support for high-potential and gifted students, EAL/D and disability support, and in-class learning support officers. The school describes itself as nurturing, collaborative and inclusive, with events like Harmony Day reflecting a focus on cultural diversity and family-school partnership.

Often praised

STEM and creative arts programs
gifted and EAL/D support
inclusive, family-partnership culture

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 Charlestown East 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 Joseph's Primary School	Charlestown	Catholic primary	0.5 km	1,102	361
Charlestown Public School	Charlestown	Public primary	0.9 km	1,037	234
Kahibah Public School	Kahibah	Public primary	1.1 km	1,076	291
St Paul's Primary School	Gateshead	Catholic primary	1.4 km	1,023	294
Charlestown South Public School	Charlestown	Public primary	1.6 km	1,075	235
Wiripaang Public School	Gateshead	Public primary	1.9 km	853	182
Dudley Public School	Dudley	Public primary	2.3 km	1,095	245
St James' Primary School	Kotara South	Catholic primary	2.6 km	1,104	334

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
Bundanoon Public School	Bundanoon	Public primary · K-6	125	1,036
Menai Public School	Menai	Public primary · K-6	154	1,036
Padstow North Public School	Padstow	Public primary · K-6	305	1,036
Pottsville Beach Public School	Pottsville	Public primary · K-6	556	1,036
Widemere Public School	Greystanes	Public primary · K-6	169	1,036
Alfords Point Public School	Alfords Point	Public primary · K-6	165	1,037

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.