Punchbowl Public School
1333 Canterbury Road, Punchbowl NSW 2196
Punchbowl Public School is a government primary school in Punchbowl, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 528 students. Its ICSEA is 976, 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 528.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, Punchbowl Public School is a NSW government primary school serving the local Punchbowl community. It describes itself as inclusive, diverse and collaborative, with values of respect, curiosity and teamwork. It is a Positive Behaviour for Learning school with learning and wellbeing support teams that plan with families. A School as Community Centre runs playgroups, transition-to-school programs, parenting courses and adult literacy, alongside an active P&C and community liaison officers.
Often praised
- Strong family and community partnerships
- School as Community Centre programs
- Inclusive, supportive wellbeing focus
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 Punchbowl 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 Jerome's Catholic Primary School | Punchbowl | Catholic primary | 0.4 km | 1,004 | 175 |
| Wiley Park Public School | Wiley Park | Public primary | 1.4 km | 994 | 550 |
| St Charbel's College | Punchbowl | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,054 | 1,198 |
| Lakemba Public School | Wiley Park | Public primary | 1.5 km | 999 | 428 |
| Bankstown South Infants School | Bankstown | Public primary | 1.6 km | 999 | 141 |
| Hannans Road Public School | Riverwood | Public primary | 1.6 km | 987 | 106 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School | Greenacre | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,047 | 173 |
| Riverwood Public School | Riverwood | Public primary | 2.0 km | 958 | 126 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Creek Public School | Eastern Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 246 | 976 |
| Elands Public School | Elands | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 976 |
| Leeton Public School | Leeton | Public primary · K-6 | 258 | 976 |
| Tumut Public School | Tumut | Public primary · K-6 | 288 | 976 |
| Belmore North Public School | Belmore | Public primary · K-6 | 252 | 977 |
| Centaur Public School | Banora Point | Public primary · K-6 | 424 | 975 |
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.