Griffith East Public School

Wakaden St, Griffith NSW 2680

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Griffith East Public School is a government primary school in Griffith, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 500 students. Its ICSEA is 966, where the national average is 1000.

500students

966ICSEA · higher than 41% of NSW primary schools

25%language background other than English

15%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

29teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

90.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.4 pts over 3 years

-9%enrolment change over 5 years

106FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 500.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Griffith East Public School, a government primary school in Griffith NSW, describes a large school of around 500 students with strong Aboriginal and multicultural representation. The school runs an Italian Community Language Program from Kindergarten to Year 5, reflecting the area's Italian heritage, alongside extra-curricular offerings in sport, public speaking, debating, band and creative arts. It notes a dedicated learning support team for early intervention and a focus on digital and technology-based learning.

Often praised

Italian language program K-5
broad extra-curricular activities
dedicated learning support team

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NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Griffith East 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
Griffith North Public School	Griffith	Public primary	1.4 km	960	418
St Patrick's Primary School	Griffith	Catholic primary	1.5 km	1,016	504
Griffith Public School	Griffith	Public primary	2.4 km	881	433
St Mary's Primary School	Yoogali	Catholic primary	2.5 km	1,033	161
Yoogali Public School	Yoogali	Public primary	2.7 km	931	49
Verity Christian College	Griffith	Independent k–12 / combined	3.0 km	959	147
Lake Wyangan Public School	Lake Wyangan	Public primary	4.9 km	926	43
Hanwood Public School	Hanwood	Public primary	5.2 km	982	154

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
Barrington Public School	Barrington	Public primary · K-6	52	966
Blackalls Park Public School	Blackalls Park	Public primary · K-6	217	966
Goulburn East Public School	Goulburn	Public primary · K-6	148	966
Hampden Park Public School	Lakemba	Public primary · K-6	859	966
Maimuru Public School	Maimuru	Public primary · K-6	13	966
Sturt Public SchoolOC	Wagga Wagga	Public primary · K-6	306	966

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.