Sandon Public School

Erskine & Niagara Sts, Armidale NSW 2350

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Sandon Public School is a government primary school in Armidale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 179 students. Its ICSEA is 923, where the national average is 1000.

179students

923ICSEA · higher than 21% of NSW primary schools

25%language background other than English

33%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

15teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.1%attendance rate, 2024 · +0.4 pts over 3 years

-31%enrolment change over 5 years

112FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 179.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and education directories. Sandon Public School is a government K-6 primary school in Armidale, NSW. It describes a nurturing environment that supports academic, social, emotional and creative development. The school highlights a culturally and linguistically diverse community, values of respect, curiosity and teamwork, and personalised learning plans developed with families. It also runs a Support Unit for students with diverse learning needs.

Often praised

Support Unit for diverse learners
Culturally diverse, inclusive community
Personalised learning plans

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 Sandon 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
OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	0.8 km	981	35
PLC Armidale	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	1.1 km	1,077	226
Drummond Memorial Public School	Armidale	Public primary	1.7 km	827	233
Ben Venue Public School	Armidale	Public primary	1.9 km	1,008	509
St Mary's Primary School	Armidale	Catholic primary	2.3 km	1,038	327
Armidale City Public SchoolOC	Armidale	Public primary	2.6 km	963	349
New England Girls' School	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	2.9 km	1,047	247
The Armidale School	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	3.0 km	1,097	625

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
Ballimore Public School	Ballimore	Public primary · K-6	13	923
Cundletown Public School	Cundletown	Public primary · K-6	265	923
Granville East Public School	Granville	Public primary · K-6	259	923
Jesmond Public School	Jesmond	Public primary · K-6	216	923
Louth Public School	Louth	Public primary · K-6	8	923
Swansea Public School	Swansea	Public primary · K-6	199	923

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.