Helensburgh Public School
Fletcher Street, Helensburgh NSW 2508
Helensburgh Public School is a government primary school in Helensburgh, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 460 students. Its ICSEA is 1,057, 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 460.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from Helensburgh Public School's own website describes a K-6 government school in the Illawarra region focused on community, cooperation and a broad curriculum spanning literacy, numeracy, STEM, sport and creative arts. The school runs a Kitchen Garden program teaching sustainability and food literacy, an Inspire program for high-potential learners, and offers band, choir and drama. Its website emphasises a close-knit, pastoral community with strong family engagement at events like Book Week and Grandparents Day.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden sustainability program
- Inspire program for gifted learners
- Strong family and community engagement
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 Helensburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Helensburgh | Catholic primary | 0.3 km | 1,071 | 184 |
| Otford Public School | Otford | Public primary | 3.3 km | 1,104 | 48 |
| Stanwell Park Public School | Stanwell Park | Public primary | 5.0 km | 1,112 | 150 |
| Waterfall Public School | Waterfall | Public primary | 5.2 km | 1,031 | 17 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra | Maddens Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.0 km | 973 | 159 |
| Scarborough Public School | Scarborough | Public primary | 9.3 km | 1,080 | 54 |
| Heathcote Public School | Heathcote | Public primary | 11.0 km | 1,056 | 273 |
| Heathcote East Public School | Heathcote | Public primary | 11.7 km | 1,072 | 106 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engadine West Public School | Engadine | Public primary · K-6 | 541 | 1,057 |
| Kyeemagh Public School | Kyeemagh | Public primary · K-6 | 204 | 1,057 |
| Panania Public School | Panania | Public primary · K-6 | 368 | 1,057 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School | Tintenbar | Public primary · K-6 | 133 | 1,057 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School | Arncliffe | Public primary · P-2 | 86 | 1,058 |
| Clunes Public School | Clunes | Public primary · K-6 | 86 | 1,056 |
About this data
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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.