Riverwood Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Riverwood, New South Wales 2210 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#1076 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3362 of 4,908 nationally
About Riverwood Public School
Riverwood Public School is a public primary school located in Riverwood, New South Wales (2210), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 126 students (60 girls and 66 boys).
Riverwood Public School has an ICSEA value of 958, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 28th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (11.1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 21% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Riverwood Public School scores 40.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1076th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (58th of 69 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 958
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+21% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+22 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Riverwood Public School's 126 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Riverwood Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Riverwood Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Southside Montessori School
Riverwood · Independent primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 1110 · 613 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Riverwood · Catholic primary · K-6
450 students · ICSEA 1083 · 930 m away
Hannans Road Public School
Riverwood · Government primary · K-6
106 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.0 km away
Padstow North Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.4 km away
Padstow Park Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.7 km away
Peakhurst Public School
Peakhurst · Government primary · K-6
412 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.7 km away
Peakhurst West Public School
Peakhurst · Government primary · K-6
291 students · ICSEA 1023 · 1.7 km away
Bankstown South Infants School
Bankstown · Government primary · P-2
141 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.9 km away
Punchbowl Public School
Punchbowl · Government primary · P-6
528 students · ICSEA 976 · 2.0 km away
Narwee Public School
Narwee · Government primary · K-6
246 students · ICSEA 1001 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Chester Hill Public School
Chester Hill · Government primary · K-6
578 students · ICSEA 958
Warragamba Public School
Warragamba · Government primary · K-6
434 students · ICSEA 958
Penrith South Public School
Penrith · Government primary · K-6
441 students · ICSEA 958
Towamba Public School
Towamba · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 958
Blaxcell Street Public School
Granville · Government primary · K-6
948 students · ICSEA 957
Thirlmere Public School
Thirlmere · Government primary · K-6
401 students · ICSEA 959
Frequently asked questions
Is Riverwood Public School a public or private school?
Riverwood Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Riverwood Public School offer?
Riverwood Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Riverwood Public School?
In 2025, Riverwood Public School had 126 enrolled students (60 girls, 66 boys), a change of 21% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Riverwood Public School?
Riverwood Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 958. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Riverwood Public School rank in NSW?
Riverwood Public School ranks 1076th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (40.9/100), and 3362nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Riverwood Public School?
Riverwood Public School has about 11.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Riverwood Public School each year?
In 2025, Riverwood Public School had 28 students in Kindergarten and 15 in Year 6.
Is Riverwood Public School co-ed?
Yes. Riverwood Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Riverwood Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Riverwood Public School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Riverwood Public School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Bankstown, about 3.5 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.