Overview
John Purchase Public School is a government primary school in Cherrybrook, New South Wales, serving K-6. The school has 550 enrolled students. Its ICSEA value is 1168 (well above average). The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. The school is located in a SEIFA IRSD decile 10 area.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025 (2025)
Key Facts
SectorGovernment
School TypePrimary
Year RangeK-6
Governing BodyNSW Department of Education
Postcode2126
LGAHornsby
RemotenessMajor Cities
ACARA ID41303
Student Background
Total Enrolments550
Gender Split271 girls / 279 boys
Indigenous Students0%
Language Background Other Than English80%
English Background20%
Socio-Educational Advantage Distribution
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)
Enrolment by Year Level
550 students across 7 year levels (2025)
One year before Yr 150
Yr 161
Yr 264
Yr 387
Yr 491
Yr 5100
Yr 697
Source: ACARA Enrolments by Grade (2025)
Staffing
Teaching Staff38 (28.5 FTE)
Non-Teaching Staff8 (4.0 FTE)
Total Staff46
Student:Teacher Ratio19.3:1
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)