Sutherland Public School

38-54 Eton Street, Sutherland NSW 2232

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Sutherland Public School is a government primary school in Sutherland, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 344 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 1,101, where the national average is 1000.

344students

1,101ICSEA · higher than 87% of NSW primary schools

61%language background other than English

2%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

20teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

92.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.7 pts over 3 years

+12%enrolment change over 5 years

30FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 344.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories. Sutherland Public School is a government K-6 primary school with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy, individualised reading and maths programs, and an inclusive, caring culture. It offers an Opportunity Class for Years 5-6, a BYOD program, band, debating and creative-writing competitions, outside-school-hours care, and a parent portal that supports close family involvement.

Often praised

Inclusive, caring school culture
Opportunity Class for Years 5-6
Broad co-curricular and enrichment activities

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

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Opportunity class

Sutherland 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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Sutherland	Catholic primary	0.3 km	1,106	603
Sutherland North Public School	Sutherland	Public primary	1.0 km	1,073	225
Jannali Public School	Jannali	Public primary	1.7 km	1,062	139
Kirrawee Public School	Kirrawee	Public primary	1.7 km	1,050	326
Woronora River Public School	Woronora	Public primary	1.8 km	1,054	70
Loftus Public School	Loftus	Public primary	1.8 km	1,079	337
Jannali East Public School	Jannali	Public primary	2.0 km	1,081	313
Bonnet Bay Public School	Bonnet Bay	Public primary	2.3 km	1,090	197

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
Burraneer Bay Public School	Cronulla	Public primary · K-6	573	1,101
Gundaroo Public School	Gundaroo	Public primary · K-6	140	1,101
Picnic Point Public SchoolOC	Picnic Point	Public primary · K-6	360	1,101
Quakers Hill East Public School	Acacia Gardens	Public primary · K-6	655	1,101
Asquith Public School	Asquith	Public primary · K-6	384	1,102
Dural Public SchoolOC	Dural	Public primary · K-6	350	1,102

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.