Neutral Bay Public School
Ben Boyd Rd, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Neutral Bay Public School is a government primary school in Neutral Bay, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 641 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,169, 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 641.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, Neutral Bay Public School is a government K-6 primary on Sydney's lower north shore, founded in 1886. Its stated values are excellence, innovation and opportunity. The school lists programs in technology (including coding and robotics), band, sport, language, debating, drama, visual arts and dance, plus specialist music and science teaching. It offers opportunity classes and extension, wellbeing support, and has an active P&C community.
Often praised
- Strong music and sport traditions
- Coding and robotics programs
- Active parent community
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
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Opportunity class
Neutral Bay Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameragal Montessori School, Neutral Bay Campus | Neutral Bay | Independent primary | 0.3 km | — | — |
| SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,190 | 1,680 |
| SCECGS Redlands - Murdoch campus | Cremorne | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Wenona School | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,187 | 1,385 |
| Reddam House North Shore | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Anzac Park Public School | Cammeray | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,147 | 720 |
| Cameragal Montessori School | North Sydney | Independent primary | 1.1 km | 1,179 | 40 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore | North Sydney | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,166 | 1,609 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgowlah North Public School | North Balgowlah | Public primary · K-6 | 381 | 1,169 |
| Cammeray Public School | Cammeray | Public primary · K-6 | 622 | 1,168 |
| John Purchase Public School | Cherrybrook | Public primary · K-6 | 550 | 1,168 |
| Turramurra North Public School | North Turramurra | Public primary · K-6 | 196 | 1,170 |
| Warrawee Public School | Turramurra | Public primary · K-6 | 622 | 1,170 |
| Artarmon Public SchoolOC | Artarmon | Public primary · K-6 | 1,063 | 1,167 |
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.