Newtown Public School is a government primary serving families in Newtown with a strong pastoral ethos and close-knit community feel.
NAPLAN averaging +30 above national year-level averages; the result is a B overall.
Newtown Public School is a government primary serving families in Newtown with a strong pastoral ethos and close-knit community feel. The school offers Inspire, a dedicated gifted and high-potential program, alongside additional learning support and wellbeing services. It suits families valuing both academic challenge and a supportive, connected environment where pastoral care is central to school life.
Newtown Public School is also known as NPS Newtown.
Newtown Public School draws students from the Newtown PS.
Newtown Public School has an overall SchoolRank score of 59.8/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 64/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1140, well above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Newtown Public School, Year 3 students averaged 457 across the tested NAPLAN domains, well above the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 499, in line with the national average of 490 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Reading. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Newtown Public School is a small government primary school with approximately 272 students. It offers education for years K-6. As a government school, enrolment is generally available to students living within the school's designated catchment zone. Families outside the zone may apply for out-of-area placement subject to availability.
Newtown Public School is a government school, so there are no tuition fees. Families may be asked to contribute to voluntary school fees covering materials, excursions, and activities. The school has a value score of 67/100 on SchoolRank, which compares educational outcomes relative to cost, government schools typically score well on this measure.
Newtown Public School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. This is above the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning class sizes are typical for Australian schools. Support staff make up 16% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 93%, which is strong.
Newtown Public School is located in Newtown, NSW, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1140 (93th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is above average, families tend to have higher education and income levels. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.