John Palmer Public School is a government primary school in The Ponds, New South Wales, with 950 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 90.
Quick school snapshot
School model
John Palmer Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 950 total enrolments, including 429 girls and 521 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,125, with percentile 90 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 45.2% girls and 54.8% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1, based on 55.7 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in The Ponds, New South Wales, within Blacktown.
Profile signals
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John Palmer Public School is listed as a government primary school in The Ponds, New South Wales. The profile reports 950 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,125, and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Blacktown local government area.
Enrolment
950
reported total enrolments
429 girls
521 boys
John Palmer Public School reports 950 total enrolments, including 429 girls and 521 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 45.2% girls and 54.8% boys.
Socio-educational
90
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,125
John Palmer Public School sits at the 90 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
5%
Lower-middle
14%
Upper-middle
30%
Top
52%
The socio-educational distribution lists 5% in the bottom quarter, 14% in the lower-middle quarter, 30% in the upper-middle quarter, and 52% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
56
FTE teaching
55.7
Non-teaching
15
Student-teacher
17.1:1
The profile reports 56 teaching staff and 15 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
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 Palmer Public School has 950 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 429 girls and 521 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
John Palmer Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
John Palmer Public School is located in The Ponds, NSW 2769. The local government area is Blacktown.
The ICSEA value for John Palmer Public School is 1,125 and the ICSEA percentile is 90. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
John Palmer Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 45.2% girls and 54.8% 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.
