Heathcote Public School
30R Rosebery Street, Heathcote NSW 2233
Heathcote Public School is a government primary school in Heathcote, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 273 students. Its ICSEA is 1,056, 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 273.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Heathcote Public School as a K-6 government primary school near Heathcote and Royal National Parks in southern Sydney, with around 339 students. The school runs a SPOT program (occupational therapy and speech pathology support), high potential and gifted education, EAL/D support, and STEM and creative arts offerings alongside a broad extracurricular sporting and performing arts program. Parent commentary highlights caring, attentive teachers and a strong sense of community, underpinned by the school's "Success follows effort" motto.
Often praised
- caring, attentive teachers
- SPOT therapy support program
- strong extracurricular arts/sport
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 Heathcote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathcote East Public School | Heathcote | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,072 | 106 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School | Engadine | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,094 | 772 |
| Engadine Public School | Engadine | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,059 | 411 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School | Engadine | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,108 | 42 |
| Engadine West Public School | Engadine | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,057 | 541 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School | Engadine | Public primary | 3.8 km | 1,081 | 249 |
| Marton Public School | Engadine | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,063 | 318 |
| Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,116 | 926 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clunes Public School | Clunes | Public primary · K-6 | 86 | 1,056 |
| Murrumbateman Public School | Murrumbateman | Public primary · K-6 | 171 | 1,056 |
| O'Connell Public School | O'Connell | Public primary · K-6 | 68 | 1,056 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School | Sylvania | Public primary · K-6 | 482 | 1,056 |
| Engadine West Public School | Engadine | Public primary · K-6 | 541 | 1,057 |
| Glenorie Public School | Glenorie | Public primary · K-6 | 283 | 1,055 |
About this data
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- acara-profile
- nsw-doe-attendance
- nsw-doe-enrolment-history
- 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.