Glebe Public School
Derwent St, Glebe NSW 2037
Glebe Public School is a government primary school in Glebe, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 193 students. Its ICSEA is 982, 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 193.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information indicates Glebe Public School is a NSW government primary school (K-6) known for strong community engagement. It runs a Community Liaison Officer role, an Aboriginal Education Officer, and a Chinese-speaking liaison support officer, alongside the on-site Glebe School Community Centre Treehouse for families with young children and 'Centipede' out-of-school-hours care. Enrichment programs cover chess, art, craft, technology, sport, dance and French, and the school hosts well-known weekly Saturday markets that serve as a local community hub.
Often praised
- strong community engagement
- diverse enrichment programs
- multicultural family support services
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: low. 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 Glebe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
| St James Catholic Primary School | Glebe | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,125 | 152 |
| Ultimo Public School | Ultimo | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,088 | 483 |
| Forest Lodge Public School | Forest Lodge | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,161 | 307 |
| Darlington Public School | Chippendale | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,030 | 147 |
| Newtown North Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,132 | 221 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School | Sydney | Independent primary | 1.7 km | 817 | 38 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School | Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,189 | 1,436 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barham Public School | Barham | Public primary · K-6 | 162 | 982 |
| Berridale Public School | Berridale | Public primary · K-6 | 69 | 982 |
| Black Hill Public School | Black Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 67 | 982 |
| Candelo Public School | Candelo | Public primary · K-6 | 84 | 982 |
| Cawdor Public School | Cawdor | Public primary · K-6 | 76 | 982 |
| Clairgate Public School | St Clair | Public primary · K-6 | 409 | 982 |
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.