About the school
Epping Public School offers exceptional educational programs led by highly qualified and dedicated teachers. The school's vision is to foster an engaging environment that prioritises academic growth, a sense of wellbeing, and social success for all students. Epping Public School maintains high expectations for students to become valued and contributing members of society. The community takes pride in the school's inclusive nature, with partnerships among staff, students, and parents helping to maintain a positive atmosphere where every student is known, valued, and cared for, allowing curiosity and meaningful learning to flourish.
Core Values
The school's core values—be prepared, be safe, be proud, and be respectful—form the foundation for all school rules and expectations. Epping Public School's literacy and numeracy programs are key components of the curriculum, delivered in modern, flexible classrooms that encourage explicit and differentiated teaching. Support is provided for students through robust EAL/D programs guided by an Instructional Leader in literacy and numeracy.
Extracurricular Activities
Epping Public School also offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, including debating, chess, robotics, dance, choir, public speaking, bands, strings, PSSA sports, and design. With a supportive Parent and Citizens (P&C) group, the school actively collaborates with community providers to offer after-school classes in languages such as Chinese, Hindi, and Korean, as well as music tuition. This holistic approach to education ensures that the diverse needs and interests of students are met.
Mission
At Epping Public School our vision is to create an environment where academic growth and high expectations are the foundation of all we do. We prioritise wellbeing for all and seek to empower our students to become curious lifelong learners and critical thinkers who are known, valued and cared for.
Location & Catchment Area
- Epping Public School
Catchment zones
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Epping Boys High School 1.1 km
- B Eastwood Heights Public School 1.4 km
- C Epping Heights Public School 1.6 km
- D Epping North Public School 1.6 km
- E Epping West Public School 1.8 km
- F Cheltenham Girls High School 2.1 km
- G Ngarala Public School 2.1 km
- H Karonga School 2.5 km
- I Eastwood Public School 2.6 km
- J Kent Road Public School 2.7 km
- K Denistone East Public School 2.7 km
- L Turramurra High School 2.9 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 790 (397 girls, 393 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 790
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 1147 (percentile 95)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 2% / 7% / 32% / 58%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 5
- Indigenous students
- 0%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 94%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 48.6
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 4.7
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 |
| Year 1 | 88 |
| Year 2 | 107 |
| Year 3 | 143 |
| Year 4 | 120 |
| Year 5 | 139 |
| Year 6 | 112 |
| Total | 790 |
Year by year
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.
| Year | Enrolments | Girls | Boys | Attendance % | ICSEA | Teaching staff (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 790 | 397 | 393 | - | 1147 | 48.6 |
| 2024 | 814 | 395 | 419 | 94 | 1145 | 51.3 |
| 2023 | 865 | 418 | 447 | 92.8 | 1155 | 54.4 |
| 2022 | 858 | 415 | 443 | 91.2 | 1156 | 51.7 |
| 2021 | 759 | 377 | 382 | 96.3 | 1157 | 45.3 |
| 2020 | 697 | 344 | 353 | - | 1160 | 42.3 |
| 2019 | 631 | 319 | 312 | 94.9 | 1155 | 39.5 |
| 2018 | 549 | 266 | 283 | 96.3 | 1144 | 32.4 |
| 2017 | 459 | 210 | 249 | 96.6 | 1162 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 427 | 205 | 222 | 96.3 | 1155 | 27.1 |
| 2015 | 404 | 195 | 209 | 95.6 | 1159 | 26.1 |
| 2014 | 376 | 181 | 195 | 95.5 | 1153 | 24.6 |
| 2013 | 381 | 185 | 196 | 95.7 | 1156 | 24.6 |
| 2012 | 372 | 194 | 178 | 95.6 | 1187 | 23.8 |
| 2011 | 322 | 170 | 152 | 95.6 | 1183 | 21.8 |
| 2010 | 328 | 175 | 153 | - | 1188 | 21.6 |
| 2009 | 343 | 179 | 164 | - | 1179 | 22.9 |
| 2008 | 367 | 180 | 187 | - | 1179 | 24 |
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.