Thomas Acres Public School

Crispsparkle Drive, Ambarvale NSW 2560

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Thomas Acres Public School is a government primary school in Ambarvale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 495 students. Its ICSEA is 942, where the national average is 1000.

495students

942ICSEA · higher than 30% of NSW primary schools

38%language background other than English

15%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

32teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.0 pts over 3 years

-7%enrolment change over 5 years

134FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 495.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and directory listings. Thomas Acres Public School is a coeducational government K-6 school in Ambarvale, with mainstream and support classes. It emphasises literacy, numeracy and student wellbeing, and builds technology into learning. Extra-curricular options include PSSA sport, band, dance, drumming, public speaking and debating. The school describes a welcoming, inclusive community and an active Parents & Citizens Association.

Often praised

Strong literacy and numeracy focus
Wide extra-curricular program
Inclusive, welcoming school 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 Thomas Acres 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
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School	Rosemeadow	Catholic primary	0.8 km	1,045	202
Ambarvale Public School	Ambarvale	Public primary	1.1 km	944	433
Rosemeadow Public School	Rosemeadow	Public primary	1.3 km	945	724
Broughton Anglican College	Menangle Park	Independent k–12 / combined	2.1 km	1,086	1,381
St Helens Park Public School	St Helens Park	Public primary	2.3 km	968	363
Bradbury Public SchoolOC	Bradbury	Public primary	2.3 km	987	704
Woodland Road Public School	St Helens Park	Public primary	2.4 km	959	275
Sherwood Hills Christian School	Bradbury	Independent k–12 / combined	2.5 km	1,040	145

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
Blakebrook Public School	Blakebrook	Public primary · K-6	36	942
Gerogery Public School	Gerogery	Public primary · K-6	13	942
Kanwal Public School	Kanwal	Public primary · K-6	500	942
Quandialla Public School	Quandialla	Public primary · K-6	10	942
Carcoar Public School	Carcoar	Public primary · K-6	31	941
Cobargo Public School	Cobargo	Public primary · K-6	77	941

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.