Picton Public School

Lumsdaine St, Picton NSW 2571

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Picton Public School is a government primary school in Picton, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 307 students. Its ICSEA is 991, where the national average is 1000.

307students

991ICSEA · higher than 53% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

12%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

21teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.8 pts over 3 years

-7%enrolment change over 5 years

98FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 307.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages, Picton Public School is a government K-6 primary serving the Picton community. It focuses on literacy and numeracy, with a diverse curriculum and a strong arts program. Learning is tailored to individual needs, and the school describes an inclusive environment where students are known, valued and cared for. Families are welcomed as partners, and a parent portal supports communication, payments and interview bookings.

Often praised

Strong arts program
Inclusive, caring environment
Active parent-school partnership

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 Picton 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School	Picton	Catholic primary	0.7 km	1,019	410
Thirlmere Public School	Thirlmere	Public primary	4.9 km	959	401
Tahmoor Public SchoolOC	Tahmoor	Public primary	6.0 km	927	525
Wilton Public School	Wilton	Public primary	9.1 km	1,018	666
Wollondilly Anglican College	Tahmoor	Independent k–12 / combined	9.1 km	1,054	1,247
Cawdor Public School	Cawdor	Public primary	9.5 km	982	76
Douglas Park Public School	Douglas Park	Public primary	9.5 km	1,031	145
Buxton Public School	Buxton	Public primary	9.8 km	949	163

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
Largs Public School	Largs	Public primary · K-6	155	991
Laurieton Public School	Laurieton	Public primary · K-6	151	991
Sarah Redfern Public School	Minto	Public primary · P-6	311	991
Telopea Public School	Telopea	Public primary · K-6	139	991
Wollongong West Public School	Wollongong	Public primary · K-6	243	991
Bankstown West Public School	Bankstown	Public primary · K-6	317	992

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.