John Purchase Public School is a government primary school in Cherrybrook, New South Wales, with 550 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 98.
Quick school snapshot
School model
John Purchase Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 550 total enrolments, including 271 girls and 279 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,168, with percentile 98 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 49.3% girls and 50.7% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 19.3:1, based on 28.5 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Cherrybrook, New South Wales, within Hornsby.
Profile signals
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John Purchase Public School is listed as a government primary school in Cherrybrook, New South Wales. The profile reports 550 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,168, and a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Hornsby local government area.
Enrolment
550
reported total enrolments
271 girls
279 boys
John Purchase Public School reports 550 total enrolments, including 271 girls and 279 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 49.3% girls and 50.7% boys.
Socio-educational
98
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,168
John Purchase Public School sits at the 98 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
2%
Lower-middle
7%
Upper-middle
23%
Top
68%
The socio-educational distribution lists 2% in the bottom quarter, 7% in the lower-middle quarter, 23% in the upper-middle quarter, and 68% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
38
FTE teaching
28.5
Non-teaching
8
Student-teacher
19.3:1
The profile reports 38 teaching staff and 8 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
John Purchase Public School has 550 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 271 girls and 279 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
John Purchase Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
John Purchase Public School is located in Cherrybrook, NSW 2126. The local government area is Hornsby.
The ICSEA value for John Purchase Public School is 1,168 and the ICSEA percentile is 98. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
John Purchase Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 49.3% girls and 50.7% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
