State school · Primary

Birchgrove Public School

Balmain, 2041 — in Balmain

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1132

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Balmain

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Birchgrove Public School is a state primary school in Balmain, Sydney. It had 214 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 1132, above the national average of 1000 (92nd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Birchgrove Public School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1132ICSEA — 132 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 92% of Australian schools

+132

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 5%Lower-middle quarter 11%Upper-middle quarter 27%Top quarter 57%

11%27%57%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

214students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 118 · 55%
Boys 96 · 45%

Language background

Language other than English 22%
English only 78%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

4% of enrolment

Birchgrove Public School has an ICSEA of 1132, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 92% of Australian schools. 57% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 5% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 214 students in 2025 (118 girls, 96 boys), 4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 22% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Birchgrove Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1132
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+132
ICSEA percentile	92
Bottom quarter of advantage	5%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	11%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	27%
Top quarter of advantage	57%
Total enrolment	214
Girls	118 (55%)
Boys	96 (45%)
Language other than English	22%
English only	78%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	4%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Birchgrove Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 214 students
ICSEA: 1132 · 92nd percentile
Address: Balmain 2041

Catchment area

NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment. This is a simplified outline — catchments can split a street, so confirm your exact address on the NSW Department of Education’s School Finder.

Map

Primary

Also parts of Balmain.

Birchgrove Public School: common questions

Is Birchgrove Public School a public or private school?

Birchgrove Public School is a government (public) primary school in Balmain, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Birchgrove Public School?

Birchgrove Public School had 214 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Birchgrove Public School's ICSEA?

Birchgrove Public School has an ICSEA of 1132, above the national average of 1000 (92nd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Birchgrove Public School located?

Birchgrove Public School is at Balmain 2041.

Other schools in Balmain

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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).