Curran Public School
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About the school
Curran Public School, located in Macquarie Fields on Dharawal Country, offers a welcoming and inclusive educational environment for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school is particularly focused on supporting diverse learning needs, with a Special Education Support Unit consisting of three classes designed for students with moderate intellectual disabilities and autism.
Educational Approach
The curriculum at Curran Public School emphasises literacy and numeracy across all Key Learning Areas, fostering a culture of respect, connection, and collaboration among students and staff. The school values continuous improvement and aims to equip students for a future of lifelong learning, ensuring each child is known, valued, and cared for. Strong partnerships with families and the community are integral to the school's philosophy, which also embraces local Aboriginal culture and language through the Connected Communities Strategy.
Core Values
The school's core values—teamwork, respect, responsibility, honesty, and commitment—are explicitly taught in classrooms and consistently modelled by staff. These values contribute to a positive school culture where students feel safe and encouraged to dream big and develop their passions.
Community Engagement
Curran Public School is committed to inclusive practices, catering to a diverse student population where 23% identify as Aboriginal and a significant portion comes from Language Backgrounds Other Than English. The school supports families through its School as Community Centre (SaCC), which facilitates community engagement and offers transition programs for younger children. With ongoing development of new facilities, including a preschool, Curran Public School is dedicated to providing a quality education that meets the needs of its students and community.
Mission
- At Curran Public School, we value continuous improvement in a caring and collaborative environment where a shared culture of high expectations enables the achievement of aspirational goals.
Location & Catchment Area
- Curran Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Guise Public School 674 m
- B James Meehan High School 847 m
- C Macquarie Fields High School 1.4 km
- D Macquarie Fields Public School 1.6 km
- E Glenwood Public School 2.1 km
- F Glenfield Public School 2.5 km
- G Hurlstone Agricultural High School 2.6 km
- H Ingleburn High School 2.9 km
- I Ingleburn Public School 3.1 km
- J Campbell House School 3.2 km
- K Ajuga School 3.3 km
- L Glenfield Park School 3.4 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 275 (126 girls, 149 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 275
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 883 (percentile 8)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 68% / 19% / 9% / 4%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 178
- Indigenous students
- 28%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 66%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 30.8
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 11.6
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 |
| Year 1 | 38 |
| Year 2 | 45 |
| Year 3 | 43 |
| Year 4 | 38 |
| Year 5 | 34 |
| Year 6 | 44 |
| Total | 275 |
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 | 275 | 126 | 149 | - | 883 | 30.8 |
| 2024 | 283 | 122 | 161 | 86 | 888 | 30.2 |
| 2023 | 291 | 131 | 160 | 85.7 | 889 | 32 |
| 2022 | 264 | 117 | 147 | 80.9 | 884 | 24.4 |
| 2021 | 262 | 119 | 143 | 87.6 | 878 | 22.2 |
| 2020 | 255 | 117 | 138 | - | 877 | 21.2 |
| 2019 | 252 | 121 | 131 | 89.5 | 870 | 20.6 |
| 2018 | 265 | 124 | 141 | 89.9 | 860 | 20 |
| 2017 | 266 | 131 | 135 | 91.4 | 844 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | 261 | 125 | 136 | 91.3 | 852 | 20.1 |
| 2015 | 273 | 125 | 148 | 92.5 | 868 | 20 |
| 2014 | 282 | 132 | 150 | 94 | 867 | 20.3 |
| 2013 | 277 | 135 | 142 | 93.9 | 883 | 20.5 |
| 2012 | 264 | 126 | 138 | 92.7 | 903 | 22.6 |
| 2011 | 262 | 120 | 142 | 91.8 | 904 | 21.2 |
| 2010 | 241 | 108 | 133 | - | 871 | 20 |
| 2009 | 236 | 110 | 126 | - | 842 | 17.4 |
| 2008 | 247 | 121 | 126 | - | 842 | 17.6 |
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.