About the school
Banks Public School encourages students to strive for excellence through quality teaching and learning programs offered by motivated and experienced teachers. The school's purpose is to provide a wide range of opportunities for students to gain knowledge, skills, positive attitudes, and values in order to be lifelong learners and worthy citizens of tomorrow. This is reflected in the school's motto 'Always Growing'.
Learning Environment
Banks Public School provides a happy, secure, and challenging environment in which students participate in a wide range of academic, social, sporting, and cultural experiences. In addition to a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, the school places emphasis on a rich variety of extra-curricular activities. These include peer support, computer technology, enrichment classes in art, maths, and technology, dance, choir, and a wide range of sports such as AFL, basketball, rugby league, gymnastics, soccer, touch football, and daily fitness.
Community and Support
The high level of dedication and commitment of staff members, combined with the strong support and cooperation of parents and community members, ensures that students have a nurturing school community in which to grow and learn. The school strives to enable every child to feel safe, included, and confident from their first day, working closely with families to create tailored learning experiences for each student.
Mission
At Banks Public School we work together to nurture and inspire all students to be resilient, creative and independent learners who are known and valued.
Location & Catchment Area
- Banks Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A St Clair High School 1.3 km
- B St Clair Public School 1.3 km
- C St Marys South Public School 1.5 km
- D Blackwell Public School 1.7 km
- E Bennett Road Public School 2.1 km
- F Clairgate Public School 2.4 km
- G St Marys Public School 2.8 km
- H Colyton High School 2.9 km
- I Oxley Park Public School 2.9 km
- J James Erskine Public School 3.1 km
- K Erskine Park High School 3.2 km
- L Claremont Meadows Public School 3.2 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 417 (228 girls, 189 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 417
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 971 (percentile 34)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 47% / 30% / 16% / 7%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 121
- Indigenous students
- 8%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 35%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 24.5
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 4.1
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Year 1 | 64 |
| Year 2 | 62 |
| Year 3 | 64 |
| Year 4 | 53 |
| Year 5 | 54 |
| Year 6 | 51 |
| Total | 417 |
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 | 417 | 228 | 189 | - | 971 | 24.5 |
| 2024 | 403 | 210 | 193 | 91.3 | 970 | 22.2 |
| 2023 | 396 | 204 | 192 | 92.4 | 977 | 22.2 |
| 2022 | 384 | 197 | 187 | 88.9 | 968 | 21.2 |
| 2021 | 388 | 188 | 200 | 92.7 | 964 | 20.6 |
| 2020 | 393 | 194 | 199 | - | 960 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | 380 | 188 | 192 | 91.5 | 954 | 20.4 |
| 2018 | 391 | 188 | 203 | 93.2 | 944 | 21.5 |
| 2017 | 370 | 186 | 184 | 93.9 | 952 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | 355 | 178 | 177 | 93 | 953 | 20.1 |
| 2015 | 359 | 176 | 183 | 92.4 | 952 | 20.2 |
| 2014 | 324 | 170 | 154 | 93.8 | 951 | 17.8 |
| 2013 | 307 | 158 | 149 | 92.9 | 971 | 16.7 |
| 2012 | 324 | 163 | 161 | 92.2 | 949 | 17.4 |
| 2011 | 330 | 157 | 173 | 93.5 | 953 | 17.8 |
| 2010 | 357 | 176 | 181 | - | 956 | 19.2 |
| 2009 | 392 | 189 | 203 | - | 964 | 21.4 |
| 2008 | 411 | 201 | 210 | - | 964 | 21.3 |
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.