Newington Public School
Newington Boulevarde, Newington NSW 2127
Newington Public School is a government primary school in Newington, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 665 students. Its ICSEA is 1,104, 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 665.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages. Newington Public School is a large government K-6 primary next to Sydney Olympic Park. It describes itself as safe, supportive and inclusive, with a broad, balanced curriculum, enrichment and extracurricular activities, and protected morning time for English and maths. Its community is highly multicultural, with many language groups represented, and its motto is 'Learning for Life'.
Often praised
- Welcoming, multicultural school community
- Strong focus on student wellbeing
- Broad curriculum with enrichment activities
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 Newington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn North Public School | Auburn | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,015 | 645 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn | Auburn | Independent primary | 2.2 km | 950 | 148 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus | Auburn | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,043 | 362 |
| Amity College Auburn Campus | Auburn | Independent primary | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Lidcombe Public School | Lidcombe | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,019 | 762 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Auburn | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,032 | 353 |
| My Dream Australian Academy | Auburn | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 991 | 140 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School | Lidcombe | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,081 | 357 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsby Heights Public School | Hornsby | Public primary · K-6 | 420 | 1,104 |
| Marie Bashir Public School | Strathfield | Public primary · K-6 | 424 | 1,104 |
| Otford Public School | Otford | Public primary · K-6 | 48 | 1,104 |
| Tighes Hill Public SchoolOC | Tighes Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 358 | 1,104 |
| Winston Hills Public School | Winston Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 636 | 1,104 |
| Belair Public School | Adamstown | Public primary · K-6 | 409 | 1,103 |
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.