Hornsby North Public School
52 Ida St, Hornsby NSW 2077
Hornsby North Public School is a government primary school in Hornsby, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 937 students. Its ICSEA is 1,148, 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 937.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Hornsby North Public School is a large K-6 public primary school in Hornsby on Sydney's upper north shore, serving around 900 students from a highly multicultural community. Public data shows strong NAPLAN results and an above-average ICSEA, reflecting a supportive local community. The school runs a high potential and gifted education program alongside dedicated support for students learning English as an additional language or dialect.
Often praised
- strong NAPLAN results
- gifted education program
- EAL/D support
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 Hornsby North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Asquith | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,124 | 223 |
| Asquith Public School | Asquith | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,102 | 384 |
| Hornsby Heights Public School | Hornsby | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,104 | 420 |
| Mount Colah Public School | Mount Colah | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,098 | 442 |
| Blue Gum Community School | Hornsby | Independent primary | 2.3 km | 1,105 | 21 |
| Waitara Public SchoolOC | Wahroonga | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,148 | 972 |
| Hornsby South Public School | Hornsby | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,110 | 534 |
| Barker College Junior School | Waitara | Independent primary | 3.5 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale North Public School | Annandale | Public primary · K-6 | 359 | 1,148 |
| Killara Public School | Killara | Public primary · K-6 | 273 | 1,148 |
| Waitara Public SchoolOC | Wahroonga | Public primary · K-6 | 972 | 1,148 |
| Anzac Park Public School | Cammeray | Public primary · K-6 | 720 | 1,147 |
| Bella Vista Public School | Bella Vista | Public primary · K-6 | 1,104 | 1,147 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School | Haberfield | Public primary · K-6 | 116 | 1,149 |
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.