Charlestown South Public School
9 Patricia Ave, Charlestown NSW 2290
Charlestown South Public School is a government primary school in Charlestown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 235 students. Its ICSEA is 1,075, 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 235.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Charlestown South Public School as a small, family-oriented K-6 public school in Charlestown, NSW, with a comprehensive band program from Year 3, a choir, and a strong focus on STEM and Aboriginal education. The school reports strong NAPLAN results regionally and highlights student wellbeing initiatives, learning support for gifted students and EAL/D learners, and an active P&C. It maintains partnerships with local high schools and offers before/after-school care alongside community events celebrating cultural diversity.
Often praised
- strong NAPLAN results regionally
- band and choir programs
- active P&C community
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 South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,037 | 234 |
| Hillsborough Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,020 | 164 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Charlestown | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,102 | 361 |
| St Paul's Primary School | Gateshead | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,023 | 294 |
| Charlestown East Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,036 | 319 |
| Wiripaang Public School | Gateshead | Public primary | 1.9 km | 853 | 182 |
| Mount Hutton Public School | Mount Hutton | Public primary | 2.1 km | 940 | 166 |
| Garden Suburb Public School | Garden Suburb | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,045 | 227 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookvale Public SchoolOC | Brookvale | Public primary · K-6 | 306 | 1,075 |
| Eltham Public School | Eltham | Public primary · K-6 | 59 | 1,075 |
| Gymea North Public School | Gymea | Public primary · K-6 | 362 | 1,075 |
| Balgownie Public School | Balgownie | Public primary · K-6 | 329 | 1,076 |
| Burrawang Public School | Burrawang | Public primary · K-6 | 30 | 1,076 |
| Kahibah Public School | Kahibah | Public primary · K-6 | 291 | 1,076 |
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.