Rutherford Public School

Weblands St, Rutherford NSW 2320

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Rutherford Public School is a government primary school in Rutherford, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 1,007 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 933, where the national average is 1000.

1,007students

933ICSEA · higher than 25% of NSW primary schools

12%language background other than English

24%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

57teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.2 pts over 3 years

+7%enrolment change over 5 years

123FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 1,007.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories. Rutherford Public School is a government K-6 primary in the western Maitland area, with an opportunity class for gifted and talented students in Years 5 and 6. It describes an inclusive, respectful learning environment and offers sport, dance, choir and creative arts programs. Students use technology such as 3D printing, robotics and coding tools, and a Little Dragons transition program supports new starters.

Often praised

Sport, dance and choir programs
Opportunity class for Years 5-6
Hands-on technology and robotics

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: high. 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 Rutherford Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Rutherford Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Paul's Primary School	Rutherford	Catholic primary	1.1 km	996	370
Telarah Public School	Maitland	Public primary	1.6 km	879	519
Nillo Infants School	Lorn	Public primary	3.5 km	1,076	52
Maitland Public School	Maitland	Public primary	3.6 km	936	405
St John the Baptist Primary School	Maitland	Catholic primary	4.1 km	1,047	397
Bolwarra Public School	Bolwarra	Public primary	4.2 km	1,032	390
Gillieston Public School	Gillieston Heights	Public primary	4.6 km	922	404
The Heights Learning Community	Gillieston Heights	Independent primary	4.9 km	1,058	14

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
Bligh Park Public School	Bligh Park	Public primary · K-6	283	933
Garah Public School	Garah	Public primary · K-6	14	933
Granville South Public School	Guildford	Public primary · K-6	323	933
Kooringal Public School	Wagga Wagga	Public primary · K-6	390	933
Yenda Public School	Yenda	Public primary · K-6	106	933
Yennora Public School	Yennora	Public primary · K-6	244	933

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.