Darlington Public School
Golden Grove St, Chippendale NSW 2008
Darlington Public School is a government primary school in Chippendale, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 147 students. Its ICSEA is 1,030, 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 147.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Darlington Public School, a small K-6 government primary in inner-city Chippendale, describes a co-ed school built around STEM, sport, creative arts and languages, drawing students from Chippendale, Darlington and parts of Redfern. With roughly 147 students, a notably diverse community (around 23% Aboriginal, a third from language backgrounds other than English), families online describe a tight-knit community where children are known individually and supported closely by staff.
Often praised
- strong pastoral care
- STEM and creative arts focus
- close-knit inner-city 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 Darlington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown North Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 0.4 km | 1,132 | 221 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Erskineville | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,145 | 169 |
| Erskineville Public School | Erskineville | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,155 | 334 |
| Glebe Public School | Glebe | Public primary | 1.0 km | 982 | 193 |
| Australia Street Infants School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,143 | 104 |
| Alexandria Park Community SchoolPartiallyOC | Alexandria | Public k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,052 | 1,312 |
| Newtown Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,140 | 272 |
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills North Public School | Beverly Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 352 | 1,030 |
| Exeter Public School | Exeter | Public primary · K-6 | 123 | 1,030 |
| Hamilton North Public School | Hamilton North | Public primary · K-6 | 123 | 1,030 |
| Hammondville Public School | Hammondville | Public primary · K-6 | 445 | 1,030 |
| Kurnell Public School | Kurnell | Public primary · K-6 | 211 | 1,030 |
| Repton Public School | Repton | Public primary · K-6 | 63 | 1,030 |
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.