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Ferncourt Public School

Marrickville, 2204 — in Marrickville - South

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1125
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Marrickville - South
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Ferncourt Public School is a state primary school in Marrickville - South, Sydney. It had 285 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 1125, above the national average of 1000 (90th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Ferncourt 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.

1125ICSEA — 125 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 90% of Australian schools
+125
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 4%Lower-middle quarter 17%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 50%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

285students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 145 · 51%
  • Boys 140 · 49%

Language background

  • Language other than English 37%
  • English only 63%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Ferncourt Public School has an ICSEA of 1125, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 90% of Australian schools. 50% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 4% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 285 students in 2025 (145 girls, 140 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 37% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Ferncourt Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1125
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+125
ICSEA percentile90
Bottom quarter of advantage4%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage17%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage30%
Top quarter of advantage50%
Total enrolment285
Girls145 (51%)
Boys140 (49%)
Language other than English37%
English only63%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Ferncourt Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
285 students
ICSEA
1125 · 90th percentile
Address
Marrickville 2204

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
Ferncourt Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Primary

Also parts of Earlwood, Marrickville - South, Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters.

Ferncourt Public School: common questions

Is Ferncourt Public School a public or private school?
Ferncourt Public School is a government (public) primary school in Marrickville - South, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Ferncourt Public School?
Ferncourt Public School had 285 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Ferncourt Public School's ICSEA?
Ferncourt Public School has an ICSEA of 1125, above the national average of 1000 (90th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Ferncourt Public School located?
Ferncourt Public School is at Marrickville 2204, in the Marrickville - South SA2.

Other schools in Marrickville - South

Marrickville West Public SchoolState · PrimarySt Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · PrimaryCasimir Catholic CollegeNon-Government · SecondaryWaranara SchoolNon-Government · SpecialWaranara School - Senior CampusNon-Government · Special

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).