Jamisontown Public School

Thurwood Ave, South Penrith NSW 2750

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Jamisontown Public School is a government primary school in South Penrith, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 317 students. Its ICSEA is 980, where the national average is 1000.

317students

980ICSEA · higher than 47% of NSW primary schools

22%language background other than English

13%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

22teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.6 pts over 3 years

-19%enrolment change over 5 years

110FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 317.

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Jamisontown Public School as a co-educational government primary school in South Penrith catering for Kindergarten to Year 6. The school's own materials highlight a broad curriculum across literacy, numeracy, science and technology, alongside performing arts (choir, dance, school musical), sport and public speaking. It runs high potential and gifted education programs, learning support and EAL/D assistance, and promotes a culturally inclusive community through events like Harmony Day and Multicultural Day, aiming to develop well-rounded global citizens.

Often praised

gifted and high-potential programs
performing arts and choir
multicultural community events

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 Jamisontown 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
Glenmore Park Public School	Glenmore Park	Public primary	1.2 km	994	455
Regentville Public School	Regentville	Public primary	1.4 km	1,003	523
York Public School	South Penrith	Public primary	1.5 km	973	515
Surveyors Creek Public School	Glenmore Park	Public primary	1.7 km	1,007	424
Bethany Catholic Primary School	Glenmore Park	Catholic primary	1.8 km	1,058	540
Penrith South Public School	Penrith	Public primary	1.9 km	958	441
St Mary MacKillop Primary School	South Penrith	Catholic primary	2.3 km	1,040	398
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School	Penrith	Catholic primary	2.6 km	1,068	169

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.