Gardeners Road Public School

420-422 Gardeners Road, Rosebery NSW 2018

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Gardeners Road Public School is a government primary school in Rosebery, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 393 students. Its ICSEA is 1,058, where the national average is 1000.

393students

1,058ICSEA · higher than 76% of NSW primary schools

65%language background other than English

6%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

32teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.4 pts over 3 years

+0%enrolment change over 5 years

50FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

4support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 393.

About this school, from public sources

According to publicly available information, Gardeners Road Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Rosebery, NSW, serving a highly multicultural community with students speaking over 35 languages. The school runs a Greek and Turkish Community Language Program, EAL/D support, and a Support Unit for students with additional needs. Programs include STEM/robotics, CSIRO activities, band and choir, competitive sport, Maths Olympiad, and the QUEST writing program, alongside vegetable gardens, a sports court, and natural play areas.

Often praised

strong multicultural community
community language programs
STEM and creative arts programs

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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
St Therese Catholic Primary School	Mascot	Catholic primary	0.6 km	1,089	608
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Rosebery	Catholic primary	0.9 km	1,112	150
Mascot Public School	Mascot	Public primary	1.0 km	1,035	397
Green Square Public School	Zetlands	Public primary	1.6 km	1,122	107
Eastlakes Public School	Eastlakes	Public primary	1.7 km	1,046	154
St Peters Public School	St Peters	Public primary	2.1 km	1,099	154
Alexandria Park Community SchoolPartiallyOC	Alexandria	Public k–12 / combined	2.2 km	1,052	1,312
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Kensington	Catholic primary	2.3 km	1,145	412

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
Arncliffe West Infants School	Arncliffe	Public primary · P-2	86	1,058
Duranbah Public School	Duranbah	Public primary · K-6	56	1,058
Kingscliff Public School	Kingscliff	Public primary · K-6	455	1,058
Point Clare Public School	Point Clare	Public primary · K-6	479	1,058
Engadine Public School	Engadine	Public primary · K-6	411	1,059
Engadine West Public School	Engadine	Public primary · K-6	541	1,057

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.