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Plunkett Street Public School

Forbes St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

Plunkett Street Public School is a government primary school in Woolloomooloo, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 73 students. Its ICSEA is 968, where the national average is 1000.

73students
968ICSEA · higher than 42% of NSW primary schools
58%language background other than English
27%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
5teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

85.1%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.2 pts over 3 years
+7%enrolment change over 5 years
91FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, Plunkett Street Public School is a small, comprehensive co-educational government primary school in Woolloomooloo, serving Kindergarten to Year 6. It has a small enrolment, a diverse community and the motto "Togetherness". Teaching is organised in small groups to suit individual needs, with support and acceleration as required. The school describes respect, curiosity and teamwork as core values, and highlights partnerships with local families and organisations.

Often praised

  • Small class sizes
  • Inclusive, diverse school community
  • Strong community partnerships

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 Plunkett Street 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
St Mary's Cathedral CollegeSydneyCatholic k–12 / combined0.6 km1,125937
SCEGGS DarlinghurstDarlinghurstIndependent k–12 / combined0.6 km1,209936
Darlinghurst Public SchoolPotts PointPublic primary0.9 km1,156210
Sydney Grammar School - Edgecliff Preparatory SchoolPaddingtonIndependent primary1.3 km——
Crown Street Public SchoolSurry HillsPublic primary1.3 km1,114288
St Andrew's Cathedral SchoolSydneyIndependent k–12 / combined1.4 km1,1891,436
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura SchoolSydneyIndependent primary1.4 km81738
Glenmore Road Public SchoolPaddingtonPublic primary1.5 km1,176263

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Brocklesby Public SchoolBrocklesbyPublic primary · K-621968
Castlereagh Public SchoolCastlereaghPublic primary · K-6126968
Condell Park Public SchoolCondell ParkPublic primary · K-6586968
Marulan Public SchoolMarulanPublic primary · K-6140968
Regents Park Public SchoolRegents ParkPublic primary · K-6268968
St Helens Park Public SchoolSt Helens ParkPublic primary · K-6363968

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.