Croydon Public School
39 Young St, Croydon NSW 2132
Croydon Public School is a government primary school in Croydon, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 576 students. Its ICSEA is 1,119, 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 576.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Croydon Public School, a government primary school in Sydney's inner west founded in 1884, as a well-established part of its residential community with a culturally diverse student population. The school offers a range of extracurricular and enrichment activities including choir, band, strings, dance, drama, coding, public speaking and debating, alongside PSSA sports competitions. It also runs wellbeing programs such as Positive Behaviour for Learning, and is noted for strong parent and community involvement supporting school programs and resources.
Often praised
- broad extracurricular offerings
- strong community involvement
- student wellbeing programs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney | Croydon | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,160 | 1,495 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School | Croydon | Catholic primary | 0.4 km | 1,088 | 156 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield | Ashfield | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,043 | 1,092 |
| St Vincent’s College Ashfield, Primary School Campus | Ashfield | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | — | — |
| Burwood Public School | Burwood | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,092 | 476 |
| MLC School | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,177 | 1,393 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Enfield | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,083 | 399 |
| Ashfield Public SchoolOC | Ashfield | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,096 | 474 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlingford West Public School | Carlingford | Public primary · K-6 | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School | Eastwood | Public primary · K-6 | 416 | 1,119 |
| Mimosa Public School | Frenchs Forest | Public primary · K-6 | 562 | 1,119 |
| Thirroul Public School | Thirroul | Public primary · K-6 | 367 | 1,119 |
| Bondi Beach Public School | Bondi Beach | Public primary · K-6 | 348 | 1,120 |
| Caddies Creek Public School | Glenwood | Public primary · K-6 | 868 | 1,120 |
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.