Thornleigh West Public School

Giblett Ave, Thornleigh NSW 2120

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Thornleigh West Public School is a government primary school in Thornleigh, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 477 students. Its ICSEA is 1,142, where the national average is 1000.

477students

1,142ICSEA · higher than 95% of NSW primary schools

38%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

30teaching staff (FTE)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

93.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.5 pts over 3 years

-22%enrolment change over 5 years

13FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 477.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages. Thornleigh West Public School is a government K-6 primary school whose motto is "Strive to Achieve". It describes a friendly, inclusive community and works with wellbeing teams to tailor learning to each student. Enrichment tasks are offered for students ready for extra challenge. The active P&C runs a canteen, band, breakfast club and fundraising, and an out-of-school-hours care service operates on site.

Often praised

Inclusive, culturally diverse community
Active parents and citizens association
Before and after school care

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 Thornleigh West 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
Pennant Hills Public School	Pennant Hills	Public primary	1.4 km	1,143	490
Normanhurst West Public School	Thornleigh	Public primary	1.5 km	1,136	363
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School	Pennant Hills	Catholic primary	1.8 km	1,147	217
Normanhurst Public School	Normanhurst	Public primary	2.4 km	1,139	372
Hornsby South Public School	Hornsby	Public primary	2.4 km	1,110	534
Arden Anglican School, Junior Campus	Beecroft	Independent primary	2.6 km	1,173	997
Loreto Normanhurst	Normanhurst	Independent k–12 / combined	2.7 km	1,164	1,240
Barker College Junior School	Waitara	Independent primary	2.9 km	—	—

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
Murray Farm Public School	Carlingford	Public primary · K-6	787	1,142
Australia Street Infants School	Newtown	Public primary · P-2	104	1,143
Chatswood Public SchoolOC	Chatswood	Public primary · K-6	1,083	1,143
Forestville Public School	Forestville	Public primary · K-6	462	1,141
Mowbray Public School	Lane Cove	Public primary · K-6	714	1,143
Pennant Hills Public School	Pennant Hills	Public primary · K-6	490	1,143

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.