La Perouse Public School
Yarra Rd, La Perouse NSW 2036
La Perouse Public School is a government primary school in La Perouse, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 111 students. Its ICSEA is 920, 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 111.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes La Perouse Public School as a NSW government primary school with a strong focus on Aboriginal education and community partnership. Close to half its students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and the school runs a Reconciliation Action Plan alongside programs like "Koori Dreaming", led by an Aboriginal Education Officer and student leaders. A new Aboriginal cultural learning hub, developed with IndigiGrow and NSW Government funding, supports native plant and bush tucker education, reflecting the school's wrap-around community support model.
Often praised
- strong Aboriginal education programs
- deep community partnerships
- cultural learning hub
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 La Perouse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chifley Public School | Malabar | Public primary | 1.5 km | 954 | 227 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | Malabar | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,090 | 402 |
| Malabar Public School | Malabar | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,068 | 244 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville | Matraville | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,078 | 369 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School | Matraville | Public primary | 2.3 km | 934 | 114 |
| Matraville Public School | Matraville | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,046 | 222 |
| St Spyridon College | Maroubra | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,093 | 785 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School | Maroubra | Catholic primary | 3.8 km | 1,109 | 388 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendemeer Public School | Bendemeer | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 920 |
| Cartwright Public School | Cartwright | Public primary · K-6 | 241 | 920 |
| Holmwood Public School | Cowra | Public primary · K-6 | 26 | 920 |
| Liverpool West Public School | Liverpool | Public primary · P-6 | 668 | 920 |
| Millers Forest Public School | Millers Forest | Public primary · K-6 | 60 | 920 |
| Nimmitabel Public School | Nimmitabel | Public primary · K-6 | 11 | 920 |
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.