Malabar Public School
231-239 Franklin Street, Malabar NSW 2036
Malabar Public School is a government primary school in Malabar, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 244 students. Its ICSEA is 1,068, 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 244.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website describes Malabar Public School as a K-6 government primary school of around 300 students in Malabar, south-east Sydney. It is presented as an inclusive, community-minded school drawing on a culturally diverse population, with students able to take part in sport, music, debating, public speaking, dance, choir, environmental initiatives and student leadership programs alongside the standard NSW curriculum.
Often praised
- culturally diverse, inclusive community
- broad co-curricular offerings (music, debating, dance, choir)
- student leadership and environmental programs
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Malabar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | Malabar | Catholic primary | 0.2 km | 1,090 | 402 |
| Chifley Public School | Malabar | Public primary | 0.7 km | 954 | 227 |
| St Spyridon College | Maroubra | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,093 | 785 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School | Matraville | Public primary | 0.9 km | 934 | 114 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville | Matraville | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,078 | 369 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School | Maroubra | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,109 | 388 |
| Matraville Public School | Matraville | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,046 | 222 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School | Maroubra | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,055 | 269 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaxland East Public SchoolOC | Blaxland | Public primary · K-6 | 379 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland Public School | Blaxland | Public primary · K-6 | 137 | 1,068 |
| Denham Court Public School | Denham Court | Public primary · K-6 | 826 | 1,068 |
| Hampton Public School | Hampton | Public primary · K-6 | 14 | 1,068 |
| Lindsay Park Public School | Wollongong | Public primary · K-6 | 334 | 1,068 |
| Minnamurra Public School | Minnamurra | Public primary · K-6 | 464 | 1,068 |
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.