Maitland Public School

70 Elgin Street, Maitland NSW 2320

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Maitland Public School is a government primary school in Maitland, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 405 students. Its ICSEA is 936, where the national average is 1000.

405students

936ICSEA · higher than 27% of NSW primary schools

6%language background other than English

19%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

29teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.4 pts over 3 years

-12%enrolment change over 5 years

123FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 405.

About this school, from public sources

Public information from the school's own website describes Maitland Public School as a heritage-listed institution that has served the Maitland community for more than 150 years. It combines restored heritage buildings with modern classrooms and learning facilities set on expansive, tree-shaded grounds. The school offers a range of extracurricular opportunities including a school band, dance groups, STEM learning, and a High Potential program for gifted students.

Often praised

heritage buildings and grounds
STEM and High Potential programs
band and dance groups

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: low. 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
St John the Baptist Primary School	Maitland	Catholic primary	0.5 km	1,047	397
Nillo Infants School	Lorn	Public primary	1.1 km	1,076	52
Telarah Public School	Maitland	Public primary	2.3 km	879	519
The Heights Learning Community	Gillieston Heights	Independent primary	2.5 km	1,058	14
St Paul's Primary School	Rutherford	Catholic primary	2.7 km	996	370
Gillieston Public School	Gillieston Heights	Public primary	2.8 km	922	404
Maitland East Public School	East Maitland	Public primary	3.3 km	975	559
St Joseph's Primary School	East Maitland	Catholic primary	3.4 km	1,063	449

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
Bathurst South Public School	Bathurst	Public primary · K-6	184	936
Cringila Public School	Cringila	Public primary · K-6	163	936
Dalton Public School	Dalton	Public primary · K-6	6	936
Gresford Public School	Gresford	Public primary · K-6	53	936
Kendall Public School	Kendall	Public primary · K-6	206	936
Merrylands Public School	Merrylands	Public primary · K-6	620	936

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.