Rydalmere Public School

397 Victoria Road, Rydalmere NSW 2116

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

Rydalmere Public School is a government primary school in Rydalmere, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 151 students. Its ICSEA is 1,018, where the national average is 1000.

151students

1,018ICSEA · higher than 64% of NSW primary schools

64%language background other than English

3%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

19teaching staff (FTE)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.8 pts over 3 years

+3%enrolment change over 5 years

77FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 151.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and NSW education pages. Rydalmere Public School & Preschool teaches preschool to Year 6 with an evidence-based approach. It highlights strong early reading results and offers literacy programs such as Focus on Reading, MultiLit and Reading Recovery. It has a library, computer lab, yarning circle and vegetable garden. An active P&C, a canteen and a community hub with playgroup add to a welcoming, inclusive community.

Often praised

Strong early literacy programs
Inclusive, welcoming school community
Active P&C and community hub

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 Rydalmere 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 Mary's Primary School	Rydalmere	Catholic primary	0.4 km	1,079	377
Rydalmere East Public School	Ermington	Public primary	1.3 km	1,007	104
Dundas Public School	Dundas	Public primary	1.3 km	1,070	312
Ermington West Public School	Ermington	Public primary	1.6 km	1,022	104
Telopea Public School	Telopea	Public primary	1.9 km	991	139
Yates Avenue Public School	Dundas Valley	Public primary	2.4 km	1,040	155
Oatlands Public School	Oatlands	Public primary	2.5 km	1,072	159
Melrose Park Public School	West Ryde	Public primary	2.5 km	1,087	163

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
Chipping Norton Public School	Chipping Norton	Public primary · K-6	333	1,018
Kurrajong North Public School	Kurrajong Hills	Public primary · K-6	67	1,018
Maraylya Public School	Maraylya	Public primary · K-6	106	1,018
Minmi Public School	Minmi	Public primary · K-6	133	1,018
Ourimbah Public School	Ourimbah	Public primary · K-6	332	1,018
Wilton Public School	Wilton	Public primary · K-6	666	1,018

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.