State school · Primary

Nicholson Street Public School

Balmain East, 2041 — in Balmain

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1151

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Balmain

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Nicholson Street Public School is a state primary school in Balmain, Sydney. It had 95 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 1151, above the national average of 1000 (95th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Nicholson Street 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.

1151ICSEA — 151 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 95% of Australian schools

+151

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 1%Lower-middle quarter 8%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 61%

8%30%61%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

95students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 45 · 47%
Boys 50 · 53%

Language background

Language other than English 19%
English only 81%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Nicholson Street Public School has an ICSEA of 1151, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 95% of Australian schools. 61% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 1% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 95 students in 2025 (45 girls, 50 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 19% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Nicholson Street Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1151
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+151
ICSEA percentile	95
Bottom quarter of advantage	1%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	8%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	61%
Total enrolment	95
Girls	45 (47%)
Boys	50 (53%)
Language other than English	19%
English only	81%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 95 students
ICSEA: 1151 · 95th percentile
Address: Balmain East 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.

Nicholson Street Public School: common questions

Is Nicholson Street Public School a public or private school?

Nicholson Street 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 Nicholson Street Public School?

Nicholson Street Public School had 95 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Nicholson Street Public School's ICSEA?

Nicholson Street Public School has an ICSEA of 1151, above the national average of 1000 (95th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Nicholson Street Public School located?

Nicholson Street Public School is at Balmain East 2041, in the Balmain 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).