Riverbank Public School

25 Wentworth Street, The Ponds NSW 2769

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Riverbank Public School is a government primary school in The Ponds, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 2,030 students. Its ICSEA is 1,141, where the national average is 1000.

2,030students

1,141ICSEA · higher than 95% of NSW primary schools

90%language background other than English

0%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

109teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

91.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.8 pts over 3 years

+17%enrolment change over 5 years

2FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 2,030.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website. Riverbank Public School is a government K-6 primary in The Ponds, in Sydney's north-west, which opened in 2015. It describes a positive, inclusive environment built on respect, curiosity and collaboration, with restorative practices supporting wellbeing. Listed offerings include performing arts, technology-integrated learning, an Inspire program, learning support, EAL/D services, and clubs such as robotics, coding, chess and debating.

Often praised

Balanced academics and enjoyable learning
Wide range of extracurricular clubs
Inclusive, supportive school culture

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 Riverbank 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 Joseph's Primary School	Schofields	Catholic primary	1.0 km	1,108	724
John Palmer Public School	The Ponds	Public primary	1.2 km	1,125	950
Hambledon Public School	Quakers Hill	Public primary	1.8 km	1,072	633
Galungara Public School	Schofields	Public primary	1.8 km	1,106	882
Barnier Public School	Quakers Hill	Public primary	1.8 km	1,078	788
Tallawong Public School	Rouse Hill	Public primary	1.9 km	1,083	121
Mary Immaculate Primary School	Quakers Hill	Catholic primary	1.9 km	1,098	598
Kellyville Ridge Public School	Kellyville Ridge	Public primary	2.3 km	1,107	671

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
Forestville Public School	Forestville	Public primary · K-6	462	1,141
Murray Farm Public School	Carlingford	Public primary · K-6	787	1,142
Newtown Public School	Newtown	Public primary · K-6	272	1,140
Russell Lea Public School	Russell Lea	Public primary · K-6	428	1,140
Thornleigh West Public School	Thornleigh	Public primary · K-6	477	1,142
Australia Street Infants School	Newtown	Public primary · P-2	104	1,143

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.