About the school
Lewisham Public School is a rapidly growing and dynamic K-6 school located in the inner-west of Sydney. It is welcoming and proudly inclusive, catering to the changing needs, talents and aspirations of future-focused learners. The school provides high-quality differentiated learning programs in a creative and caring environment, nurturing responsible, respectful, resilient, and self-directed learners through a strong focus on multimodal communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking in learning.
Educational Approach
Positive relationships, high expectations, and a strong school community spirit underpin practices at Lewisham Public School. The school has built a reputation for its initiatives in the arts, talent development and enrichment, project-based learning, and embedded digital citizenship. Unique features of the school include its commitment to personal goal setting with regular three-way conferences, quality opportunities in literacy, numeracy, and the arts, and a successful community events program supported by a committed P & C.
Values and Culture
The school values imagination, creative and critical thinking, and promotes excellence, opportunity, and differentiation in teaching and learning. Relationships among students, staff, and parents are seen as foundational for quality learning. Emphasising resilience, personal growth, and community spirit, the school aims to foster a learning environment that supports student engagement, well-being, self-confidence, and social responsibility.
The guiding ethos encourages students from all backgrounds to dream, learn, and work towards their aspirations in a nurturing and inclusive environment.
Mission
Lewisham Public School is committed to providing quality programs within a creative, collaborative and caring environment that values respectful relationships, opportunity and innovation. We help every student to learn, grow and succeed.
Location & Catchment Area
- Lewisham Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Petersham Public School 445 m
- B NSW School of Languages 508 m
- C Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design 708 m
- D Wilkins Public School 955 m
- E Summer Hill Public School 968 m
- F Fort Street High School 1.0 km
- G Dulwich Hill Public School 1.1 km
- H Kegworth Public School 1.3 km
- I Marrickville High School 1.3 km
- J Taverners Hill Infants School 1.4 km
- K Yeo Park Infants School 1.6 km
- L Stanmore Public School 1.8 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 198 (103 girls, 95 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 198
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 1121 (percentile 89)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 6% / 13% / 30% / 51%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 24
- Indigenous students
- 4%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 37%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 11.6
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 2.4
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 |
| Year 1 | 36 |
| Year 2 | 23 |
| Year 3 | 27 |
| Year 4 | 25 |
| Year 5 | 36 |
| Year 6 | 17 |
| Total | 198 |
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 | 198 | 103 | 95 | - | 1121 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 217 | 115 | 102 | 90.5 | 1107 | 13.1 |
| 2023 | 217 | 119 | 98 | 90.8 | 1108 | 13 |
| 2022 | 241 | 135 | 106 | 86.2 | 1093 | 13.9 |
| 2021 | 238 | 136 | 102 | 93.3 | 1096 | 13.7 |
| 2020 | 239 | 133 | 106 | - | 1096 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | 217 | 125 | 92 | 93.6 | 1098 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 216 | 117 | 99 | 93.1 | 1107 | 13.6 |
| 2017 | 193 | 99 | 94 | 93.1 | 1091 | 10.6 |
| 2016 | 179 | 90 | 89 | 94.9 | 1081 | 10.6 |
| 2015 | 150 | 70 | 80 | 95.6 | 1102 | 7.1 |
| 2014 | 111 | 49 | 62 | 95.3 | 1063 | 6 |
| 2013 | 103 | 47 | 56 | 94.5 | 1045 | 6 |
| 2012 | 95 | 46 | 49 | 95.1 | 1010 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | 88 | 40 | 48 | 96 | 1015 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 81 | 34 | 47 | - | 1044 | 5.7 |
| 2009 | 90 | 37 | 53 | - | 981 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 91 | 44 | 47 | - | 981 | 5.7 |
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.