About the school
Hampden Park Public School is a vibrant educational institution located in Lakemba, established in 1979, and catering to approximately 725 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school is dedicated to fostering excellence and equity, empowering students with the knowledge and skills necessary to reach their full potential. It recognizes each child as an individual, catering to their unique needs and talents while promoting values such as respect, responsibility, care, honesty, and cooperation.
Diverse Community and Support
The school boasts a diverse student cohort representing over 40 language groups, with an impressive 98.5% of students coming from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Many of the Early Stage 1 students commence their education as beginning English language learners. Despite the challenges that come with high mobility percentages among families, the school has implemented robust transition programs to ease the shift from preschool to primary and onwards to high school.
Comprehensive Curriculum and Extracurricular Activities
Hampden Park Public School nurtures a strong, integrated curriculum enriched by technology and hands-on learning experiences. It follows the Quality Teaching Framework and offers Community Language programs in Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, and Indonesian. The school's 'Out of the Box' extracurricular program and Self Organised Learning Environments (S.O.L.E) enhance equity and provide diverse learning opportunities for all students.
With an outstanding leadership team and dedicated staff, the school works closely with parents and the community to improve student outcomes and create a supportive learning environment. Hampden Park Public School stands as a fantastic place for students to receive an education, fostering a sense of belonging and community engagement.
Mission
At Hampden Park Public School we all contribute to a high expectations environment that prioritises engagement, collaboration, care for self and others and ongoing improvement.
Location & Catchment Area
- Hampden Park Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Canterbury Vale School 92 m
- B Lakemba Public School 1.0 km
- C Belmore North Public School 1.1 km
- D Belmore Boys High School 1.2 km
- E Wiley Park Public School 1.2 km
- F Wiley Park Girls High School 1.3 km
- G Greenacre Public School 1.6 km
- H Belmore South Public School 2.0 km
- I Harcourt Public School 2.1 km
- J Wangee Park School 2.2 km
- K Punchbowl Boys High School 2.2 km
- L Mount Lewis Infants School 2.2 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 859 (399 girls, 460 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 859
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 966 (percentile 32)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 48% / 26% / 20% / 6%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 133
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 98%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 61.9
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 10.2
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 143 |
| Year 1 | 137 |
| Year 2 | 114 |
| Year 3 | 131 |
| Year 4 | 116 |
| Year 5 | 111 |
| Year 6 | 107 |
| Total | 859 |
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 | 859 | 399 | 460 | - | 966 | 61.9 |
| 2024 | 805 | 357 | 448 | 85.1 | 969 | 59.3 |
| 2023 | 865 | 401 | 464 | 86.9 | 983 | 60.7 |
| 2022 | 872 | 403 | 469 | 82.7 | 997 | 60.3 |
| 2021 | 878 | 418 | 460 | 91.2 | 1013 | 59.8 |
| 2020 | 879 | 420 | 459 | - | 1016 | 59.4 |
| 2019 | 886 | 429 | 457 | 88.5 | 1016 | 59.7 |
| 2018 | 804 | 374 | 430 | 90.4 | 1000 | 54.7 |
| 2017 | 769 | 359 | 410 | 91.4 | 999 | 52.9 |
| 2016 | 718 | 326 | 392 | 92 | 993 | 50.6 |
| 2015 | 703 | 328 | 375 | 92.2 | 995 | 49.8 |
| 2014 | 677 | 319 | 358 | 95.1 | 1005 | 48.7 |
| 2013 | 725 | 347 | 378 | 95 | 1015 | 52 |
| 2012 | 694 | 335 | 359 | 94.7 | 1044 | 50.9 |
| 2011 | 690 | 333 | 357 | 94.7 | 1026 | 47.3 |
| 2010 | 684 | 344 | 340 | - | 1032 | 48.4 |
| 2009 | 706 | 363 | 343 | - | 1023 | 50.9 |
| 2008 | 780 | 389 | 391 | - | 1023 | 52.1 |
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.