Government · Primary · Balmain East

Nicholson Street Public School

Students

50 boys · 45 girls

K-6

Year range

1151

ICSEA

avg = 1000

20%

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 1151

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school — it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 95% of Australian schools.

Suburb Balmain East 2041

Local government area Inner West

Remoteness Major Cities

Sector Government

School type Primary

Indigenous students 1%

Statistical area (SA2) Balmain

Official website nicholson-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Other schools in Balmain

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Balmain Public School Government K-6 321 1172

Birchgrove Public School Government P-6 214 1132

Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle Catholic K-6 349 1170

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2026 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index — it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →