About the school
Sylvania Public School is a welcoming place where children are valued as individuals. The core values of the school include honesty, fairness, responsibility, respect, personal best, and friendliness. The school achieves its mission through a caring, innovative, and modern learning environment for its community, offering a diversity of learning opportunities to engage students. It features excellent curriculum programs complemented by gifted and talented opportunities, and is renowned for its creative arts and sports programs.
The staff at Sylvania Public School are dedicated to creating a nurturing climate where excellence flourishes. The parent community plays a vital role in supporting students to achieve the best possible outcomes. The school boasts ultra-modern facilities that are integrated into heritage buildings and grounds, all set against the stunning backdrop of Botany Bay.
Student welfare and leadership are key focuses at the school, with children learning life skills through peer tutoring and welfare programs that reflect values and social responsibility in everyday school life. The school demonstrates a commitment to learning in the middle years through strong links with a network of schools, providing outstanding transitional opportunities for students as they progress in their education.
Mission
At Sylvania Public School, students discover and develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to actively engage in all endeavours and to seize opportunities to become lifelong learners and successful global citizens.
Location & Catchment Area
- Sylvania Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Sylvania High School 1.3 km
- B Bald Face Public School 1.4 km
- C Sylvania Heights Public School 1.5 km
- D Taren Point Public School 1.5 km
- E Sans Souci Public School 2.2 km
- F Endeavour Sports High School 2.5 km
- G Miranda North Public School 2.7 km
- H Blakehurst Public School 2.8 km
- I Connells Point Public School 2.8 km
- J Kareela Public School 2.8 km
- K Oyster Bay Public School 2.9 km
- L Bates Drive School 2.9 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 167 (79 girls, 88 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 167
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 1038 (percentile 63)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 21% / 31% / 31% / 18%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 78
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 45%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 9.8
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 1.9
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 |
| Year 1 | 23 |
| Year 2 | 24 |
| Year 3 | 23 |
| Year 4 | 21 |
| Year 5 | 23 |
| Year 6 | 27 |
| Total | 167 |
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 | 167 | 79 | 88 | - | 1038 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 172 | 77 | 95 | 91.3 | 1041 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 164 | 71 | 93 | 91.7 | 1040 | 9.7 |
| 2022 | 143 | 61 | 82 | 90.2 | 1033 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 136 | 57 | 79 | 94.1 | 1032 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 130 | 52 | 78 | - | 1034 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 137 | 57 | 80 | 92.6 | 1031 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 122 | 58 | 64 | 94.1 | 1022 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 120 | 58 | 62 | 93.3 | 1003 | 6 |
| 2016 | 109 | 53 | 56 | 94.1 | 1011 | 6 |
| 2015 | 122 | 62 | 60 | 93.6 | 1027 | 6.3 |
| 2014 | 133 | 69 | 64 | 94.9 | 1041 | 7.7 |
| 2013 | 133 | 64 | 69 | 95.4 | 1038 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 124 | 54 | 70 | 94.6 | 1037 | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 125 | 55 | 70 | 94.2 | 1044 | 6 |
| 2010 | 123 | 57 | 66 | - | 1048 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 132 | 66 | 66 | - | 1057 | 7 |
| 2008 | 123 | 60 | 63 | - | 1057 | 5.8 |
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.