Prestons Public School

Kurrajong & Box Rds, Prestons NSW 2170

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Prestons Public School is a government primary school in Prestons, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 586 students. Its ICSEA is 962, where the national average is 1000.

586students

962ICSEA · higher than 39% of NSW primary schools

78%language background other than English

5%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

39teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.6 pts over 3 years

-17%enrolment change over 5 years

128FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 586.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's website and NSW Government pages. Prestons Public School is a government K-6 primary with roughly 700 students. It stresses belonging, respect, curiosity and teamwork, with programs across creative arts, English, languages, maths, science and technology, and PDHPE. Wellbeing is supported through Grow Your Mind and the Berry Street Education Model. An active P&C and a parent portal support family involvement.

Often praised

Strong sense of community
Structured student wellbeing programs
Active P&C and parent involvement

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 Prestons 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
Amity College, Prestons	Prestons	Independent k–12 / combined	1.4 km	1,096	2,588
Lurnea Public School	Lurnea	Public primary	1.6 km	906	440
Dalmeny Public School	Prestons	Public primary	1.7 km	1,012	671
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School	Lurnea	Catholic primary	1.8 km	1,062	400
Casula Public SchoolOC	Casula	Public primary	1.8 km	980	660
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School	Prestons	Catholic primary	2.0 km	1,088	646
Cartwright Public School	Cartwright	Public primary	2.3 km	920	241
Liverpool West Public School	Liverpool	Public primary	2.7 km	920	668

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
Anna Bay Public School	Anna Bay	Public primary · K-6	309	962
Barooga Public School	Barooga	Public primary · K-6	109	962
Shoal Bay Public School	Shoal Bay	Public primary · K-6	237	962
Stokers Siding Public School	Stokers Siding	Public primary · K-6	37	962
Armidale City Public SchoolOC	Armidale	Public primary · K-6	349	963
Clergate Public School	Clergate	Public primary · K-6	74	961

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.