Garden Suburb Public School
Prospect Rd, Garden Suburb NSW 2289
Garden Suburb Public School is a government primary school in Garden Suburb, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 227 students. Its ICSEA is 1,045, 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 227.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Garden Suburb Public School describes a small K-6 government primary school in Garden Suburb, Lake Macquarie, with around 210 students across eight mainstream classes plus two support classes for students with Autism. The school promotes an inclusive, values-based culture centred on respect, responsibility and wellbeing, and offers programs in performing arts, technology and sport, supported by extensive playground facilities. It maintains active partnerships with its P&C and the Kumaridha Aboriginal Education Consultative Group.
Often praised
- inclusive support classes for Autism
- active P&C and community partnerships
- performing arts and sport 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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Garden Suburb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotara South Public School | Kotara South | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,069 | 309 |
| Hillsborough Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,020 | 164 |
| New Lambton Heights Infants School | New Lambton Heights | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,100 | 55 |
| St Kevin's Primary School | Cardiff | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,071 | 130 |
| St James' Primary School | Kotara South | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,104 | 334 |
| Cardiff South Public School | Cardiff South | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,017 | 298 |
| Cardiff North Public School | Cardiff | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,014 | 149 |
| Charlestown South Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,075 | 235 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbo Public School | Bredbo | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 1,045 |
| Glenquarry Public School | Glenquarry | Public primary · K-6 | 23 | 1,045 |
| Jamberoo Public School | Jamberoo | Public primary · K-6 | 131 | 1,045 |
| Wentworth Point Public School | Wentworth Point | Public primary · K-6 | 672 | 1,045 |
| Barramurra Public School | Oran Park | Public primary · K-6 | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| Corrimal East Public School | East Corrimal | Public primary · K-6 | 297 | 1,046 |
About this data
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- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.