Lewisham Public School

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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

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%
Indigenous students
4%
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.

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