Penrith Public School

51 High St, Penrith NSW 2750

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Penrith Public School is a government primary school in Penrith, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 524 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 986, where the national average is 1000.

524students

986ICSEA · higher than 50% of NSW primary schools

48%language background other than English

11%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

41teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.8 pts over 3 years

+16%enrolment change over 5 years

101FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 524.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website, Penrith Public School is a K-6 government primary that describes a friendly, inclusive community with students from more than 32 nationalities. It offers EAL/D and Aboriginal student programs, wellbeing support, and a Transition to School program. Students can take part in public speaking, debating, dance, choir and sport, and there is an enrichment class. The school partners with local organisations and keeps families informed through a parent portal.

Often praised

Culturally diverse, inclusive community
Wide range of enrichment activities
Strong local partnerships and family communication

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 Penrith Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Penrith Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School	Penrith	Catholic primary	0.4 km	1,068	169
Penrith South Public School	Penrith	Public primary	1.0 km	958	441
St Joseph's Primary School	Kingswood	Catholic primary	1.6 km	1,019	310
Kingswood South Public School	Kingswood	Public primary	1.6 km	956	304
Wadangali Public School	Penrith	Public primary	1.8 km	810	166
Cambridge Park Public School	Cambridge Park	Public primary	2.2 km	926	523
Kingswood Public SchoolOC	Kingswood	Public primary	2.3 km	1,048	499
Montgrove College	Orchard Hills	Independent k–12 / combined	2.3 km	1,106	675

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
Bankstown North Public School	Bankstown	Public primary · K-6	382	986
Caragabal Public School	Caragabal	Public primary · K-6	15	986
East Hills Public School	Panania	Public primary · K-6	130	986
Eglinton Public School	Eglinton	Public primary · K-6	406	986
Katoomba North Public School	Katoomba	Public primary · K-6	128	986
Nowra Hill Public School	Nowra	Public primary · K-6	131	986

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.