Smalls Road Public School

SMALLS ROAD PUBLIC SCHOOL 3B SMALLS ROAD, Ryde NSW 2112

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Smalls Road Public School is a government primary school in Ryde, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 494 students. Its ICSEA is 1,114, where the national average is 1000.

494students

1,114ICSEA · higher than 90% of NSW primary schools

63%language background other than English

2%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

30teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

94.1%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.9 pts over 3 years

+798%enrolment change over 5 years

26FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2020–2025. Latest 494.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from publicly available online sources, including the school's own website. Smalls Road Public School is a government K-6 primary in Ryde, opened as a new build in 2020. Classes learn in collaborative open-plan learning hubs. The school lists High Potential and Gifted Education, creative arts, sport, science and technology, and digital projects such as app development. It describes an inclusive, culturally diverse community, learning and wellbeing support teams, and regular family events.

Often praised

Collaborative open-plan learning hubs
High Potential and Gifted Education
Culturally diverse, inclusive community

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 Smalls Road 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
Northcross Christian School	Ryde	Independent primary	0.7 km	1,194	374
North Ryde Public School	North Ryde	Public primary	1.1 km	1,123	316
Denistone East Public School	Eastwood	Public primary	1.3 km	1,127	790
Kent Road Public School	Marsfield	Public primary	1.3 km	1,133	1,007
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School	North Ryde	Catholic primary	1.4 km	1,129	399
St Therese's Catholic Primary School	Denistone	Catholic primary	1.4 km	1,095	131
Ryde Public SchoolOC	Ryde	Public primary	1.5 km	1,096	497
Ryde East Public School	North Ryde	Public primary	1.7 km	1,115	347

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
Crown Street Public School	Surry Hills	Public primary · K-6	288	1,114
Putney Public School	Ryde	Public primary · K-6	357	1,114
Sherwood Ridge Public School	Kellyville	Public primary · K-6	584	1,114
Abbotsford Public School	Abbotsford	Public primary · K-6	368	1,113
Grays Point Public School	Grays Point	Public primary · K-6	353	1,113
Lapstone Public School	Glenbrook	Public primary · K-6	158	1,113

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.