Hillsborough Public School
HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL 83 WARATAH AVENUE, Charlestown NSW 2290
Hillsborough Public School is a government primary school in Charlestown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 164 students. Its ICSEA is 1,020, 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 164.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and public directory listings, Hillsborough Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Charlestown, NSW, part of the Cardiff Community of Schools. It describes a focus on equity, excellence, wellbeing and an inclusive environment, with personalised learning plans co-designed with families. The school runs a Hillsborough Joeys school-readiness program for younger children and offers canteen services and a parent portal for attendance and payments.
Often praised
- school-readiness program (Joeys)
- personalised learning plans
- inclusive community focus
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 Hillsborough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown South Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,075 | 235 |
| Garden Suburb Public School | Garden Suburb | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,045 | 227 |
| Cardiff South Public School | Cardiff South | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,017 | 298 |
| Charlestown Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,037 | 234 |
| Kotara South Public School | Kotara South | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,069 | 309 |
| Mount Hutton Public School | Mount Hutton | Public primary | 2.2 km | 940 | 166 |
| St James' Primary School | Kotara South | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,104 | 334 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Charlestown | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,102 | 361 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macdonald Valley Public School | Central Macdonald | Public primary · K-6 | 13 | 1,020 |
| Camden South Public SchoolOC | Camden | Public primary · K-6 | 712 | 1,021 |
| Caves Beach Public School | Caves Beach | Public primary · K-6 | 349 | 1,019 |
| Cobbitty Public School | Cobbitty | Public primary · K-6 | 360 | 1,021 |
| Estella Public School | Wagga Wagga | Public primary · K-6 | 402 | 1,019 |
| Glendore Public School | Maryland | Public primary · K-6 | 609 | 1,019 |
About this data
- nsw-doe-master
- 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.