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Newtown Public School

Newtown, 2042 — in Newtown (NSW)

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1140
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Newtown (NSW)
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Newtown Public School is a state primary school in Newtown (NSW), Sydney. It had 272 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Newtown (NSW) and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1140, above the national average of 1000 (93rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Newtown 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.

1140ICSEA — 140 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 93% of Australian schools
+140
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 5%Lower-middle quarter 11%Upper-middle quarter 24%Top quarter 60%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

272students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 129 · 47%
  • Boys 143 · 53%

Language background

  • Language other than English 25%
  • English only 75%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Newtown Public School has an ICSEA of 1140, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 93% of Australian schools. 60% 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 272 students in 2025 (129 girls, 143 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 25% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Newtown Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1140
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+140
ICSEA percentile93
Bottom quarter of advantage5%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage11%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage24%
Top quarter of advantage60%
Total enrolment272
Girls129 (47%)
Boys143 (53%)
Language other than English25%
English only75%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Newtown Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
272 students
ICSEA
1140 · 93rd percentile
Address
Newtown 2042

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

Covers Newtown (NSW).

Also parts of Camperdown - Darlington, Erskineville - Alexandria, Petersham - Stanmore, Redfern.

Newtown Public School: common questions

Is Newtown Public School a public or private school?
Newtown Public School is a government (public) primary school in Newtown (NSW), Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Newtown Public School?
Newtown Public School had 272 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Newtown Public School catchment?
Newtown Public School's enrolment catchment covers Newtown (NSW), plus parts of nearby suburbs. Catchments can split a street, so confirm your address on the NSW Department of Education's School Finder.
What is Newtown Public School's ICSEA?
Newtown Public School has an ICSEA of 1140, above the national average of 1000 (93rd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Newtown Public School located?
Newtown Public School is at Newtown 2042, in the Newtown (NSW) SA2.

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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).