James Erskine Public School

Peppertree Drive, Erskine Park NSW 2759

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

James Erskine Public School is a government primary school in Erskine Park, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 486 students. Its ICSEA is 980, where the national average is 1000.

486students

980ICSEA · higher than 47% of NSW primary schools

47%language background other than English

9%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

30teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.0 pts over 3 years

-14%enrolment change over 5 years

103FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 486.

About this school, from public sources

Information published online about James Erskine Public School, a K-6 government primary school on Peppertree Drive in Erskine Park, NSW, describes a comprehensive co-ed school with around 587 students. The school promotes a wide range of extra-curricular options including dance, choir, debating, band, chess, public speaking, art club and academic competitions, alongside a Student Representative Council. It also runs English as a Second Language, Reading Recovery and learning support programs, and offers weekly school tours for prospective families.

Often praised

broad extra-curricular program
band and music options
learning support (ESL, Reading Recovery)

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

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Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Clairgate Public School	St Clair	Public primary	1.1 km	982	409
St Clair Public SchoolOC	St Clair	Public primary	1.8 km	975	325
Blackwell Public School	St Clair	Public primary	1.9 km	980	480
Holy Spirit Primary School	St Clair	Catholic primary	2.4 km	1,043	331
Bennett Road Public School	Colyton	Public primary	2.6 km	912	646
Banks Public School	St Clair	Public primary	3.1 km	971	417
Minchinbury Public School	Minchinbury	Public primary	3.2 km	975	439
Colyton Public SchoolOC	Mount Druitt	Public primary	3.2 km	1,007	714

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
Banksia Road Public School	Greenacre	Public primary · K-6	512	980
Berala Public School	Berala	Public primary · K-6	656	980
Blackwell Public School	St Clair	Public primary · K-6	480	980
Casula Public SchoolOC	Casula	Public primary · K-6	660	980
Clarence Town Public School	Clarence Town	Public primary · K-6	158	980
Dungay Public School	Dungay	Public primary · K-6	74	980

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.