Ryde Public School

Pope St, Ryde NSW 2112

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Ryde Public School is a government primary school in Ryde, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 497 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,096, where the national average is 1000.

497students

1,096ICSEA · higher than 86% of NSW primary schools

82%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

34teaching 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 · -3.0 pts over 3 years

-13%enrolment change over 5 years

33FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 497.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Ryde Public School is a government primary school for Kindergarten to Year 6. It says it welcomes students from all backgrounds and values respect, curiosity and teamwork. It runs two Opportunity Classes for Years 5 and 6 and three support classes. It also offers English as a second language and community language programs. Families can take part through the P&C and volunteering.

Often praised

Opportunity Classes for Years 5-6
Inclusive, diverse learning support
Active P&C and family partnership

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 Ryde Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Ryde 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
Northcross Christian School	Ryde	Independent primary	0.8 km	1,194	374
St Charles Catholic Primary School	Ryde	Catholic primary	0.8 km	1,118	579
Putney Public School	Ryde	Public primary	1.4 km	1,114	357
Italian Bilingual School	Meadowbank	Independent primary	1.4 km	1,142	111
Smalls Road Public School	Ryde	Public primary	1.5 km	1,114	494
Meadowbank Public School	Meadowbank	Public primary	1.5 km	1,095	642
Ryde East Public School	North Ryde	Public primary	1.8 km	1,115	347
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	Meadowbank	Catholic primary	1.9 km	1,125	420

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
Annangrove Public School	Annangrove	Public primary · K-6	142	1,096
Ashfield Public SchoolOC	Ashfield	Public primary · K-6	474	1,096
Mona Vale Public SchoolOC	Mona Vale	Public primary · K-6	671	1,096
Mortdale Public School	Mortdale	Public primary · K-6	350	1,096
Tempe Public School	Tempe	Public primary · K-6	346	1,096
Dudley Public School	Dudley	Public primary · K-6	245	1,095

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.