John Palmer Public School
85 The Ponds Boulevard, The Ponds NSW 2769
John Palmer Public School is a government primary school in The Ponds, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 950 students. Its ICSEA is 1,125, 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 950.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about John Palmer Public School, a co-educational NSW government primary school in The Ponds catering for Kindergarten to Year 6, describes a school with a well-regarded reputation locally. It sits on spacious, landscaped grounds and is noted for modern facilities, including internet-connected computers and electronic display panels in classrooms, plus notebooks, iPads and equipment supporting coding and robotics programs. Enrolment is around 960 students, with a roughly 17:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- modern classroom technology
- coding and robotics programs
- spacious landscaped grounds
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 John Palmer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbank Public School | The Ponds | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,141 | 2,030 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School | Kellyville Ridge | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,107 | 671 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary) | Stanhope Gardens | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,112 | 799 |
| Barnier Public School | Quakers Hill | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,078 | 788 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School | Quakers Hill | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,098 | 598 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Schofields | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,108 | 724 |
| Hambledon Public School | Quakers Hill | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,072 | 633 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College | Rouse Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,137 | 1,578 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferncourt Public School | Marrickville | Public primary · K-6 | 285 | 1,125 |
| Haberfield Public School | Haberfield | Public primary · K-6 | 542 | 1,125 |
| Burnside Public School | North Parramatta | Public primary · K-6 | 218 | 1,124 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School | Nirimba Fields | Public primary · K-6 | 210 | 1,126 |
| Oatley Public School | Oatley | Public primary · K-6 | 365 | 1,126 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School | Mount Pleasant | Public primary · K-6 | 241 | 1,126 |
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.