Category: NSW And Sydney Public School Catchment Map

Willoughby Public School

 

Willoughby public school was established in 1863 and is one of the oldest public schools in Sydney. It is situated in the leafy lower north shore suburb of Willoughby. Its school catchment runs across Chatswood, Willoughby and Castlecrag.

Willoughby public school is a very good school with a solid academic result as well.

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Willoughby public school also does not host OC classes so its academic scores are not artificially inflated like some others.

The school is very typical of ones that constructed in the same era with a combination of old and new buildings. The school ground is very decently sized and with a number of playgrounds. There are also three different sets of playing equipment dotted across different parts of the school.

The school had a large influx of student recently and demountable classrooms can be seen in just about all parts of the school. The school has about one thousand students and ten kindergarten classes which are very big in Sydney, there are only a few schools that I know of are bigger. There used to be a public school in Castlecrag which are scrapped a few years ago and its school catchment divided to the other public school nearby. Willoughby also had a lot apartment build recently and with the area being progressively occupied by younger families with children, it is not a surprise that the size of school keeps swelling recently.

Following are a few photos that I have taken when I visited the school a few days ago. You can clearly see the good playgrounds despite the amount of demountable in the school, also the mix of old and new buildings as well.

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A lot of schools in the inner city suburbs actually are very crowded and do not have any decent playgrounds. Willoughby public school despite the number of students still has a lot of good open playing areas.

The school also is located centrally in the suburbs with good public transport which made it easy to get to for the catchment it is zoned for. You can out about the school catchment/zone for Willoughby Public School at following by entering the school name or address in the search box in the top right-hand corner of the embedded map or zoom into an area of interest on the map.

The most common name used by NSW Department of Education is called “catchment” which refer to that students resides in particular area is guaranteed a position in specific schools. When discussed from the perspective of a particular school is often referred to as one of the following terms.

  • School Zone
  • School intake area
  • School catchment

As usual contact the school in question or Department of Education for the final confirmation and you can also access the full NSW and Sydney Public School Catchment Map by following this link.

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Sydney Public School Enrolment

Enrolment requirement for Sydney public school can be deceptively simple or annoying complex. The school is obligated by law to accept the applicants if he or she lives in the school catchment area.

You can use the Sydney public school catchment map for reference on checking this. For final confirmation I recommend you call the school in question to check.

The general requirements are normally something as following

General requirement

  • Proof of student’s residential address
  • Birth Certificate or identity documents
  • Copies of an family law or other relevant court orders (if applicable)
  • Immunisation history statement

None PR will require something as following

  • Passport or travel documents
  • Current and previous visas

Temporary visa holder

  • Authority to enrol
  • Authority to enrol or evidence of permission to transfer
  • Evidence of the visa the student has applied for

Popular public schools will have enrolment policy with a lot more stringent requirement. Below is taken from one of the top public school in the north shore area’s enrolment policy. You can more or less expect similar requirements with all top public schools in Sydney.

The school will seek evidence demonstrating local resident status through the provision of current original documents. These are:

(a) Property ownership or tenancy documents in the name of the applicant’s parent eg rate notice or tenancy agreement.

(b) Three utility account statements (water, electricity, telephone, gas) displaying the name and local address of the applicant’s parents. Property owners must include a recent Sydney Water account in the name of the parent.

For students entering Kindergarten the principal place of residence must be re-confirmed at the commencement of the school year prior to the child’s first day of attendance. An original and current utilities or services bill must be presented to the school.

There had been a lot of cases of parents borrowing address to try enrolling into the top public schools; thus the above detailed requirements to enrol into the public schools.

Schools often have a number of non-local enrolment positions available. Anybody can apply for it, however there is no guarantee of it being granted.

Again above are just for reference, each school may or may not have different requirement, so I suggest calling the school in question again to confirm.

233 Sydney public school catchment in one map

I have completed mapping 233 Sydney public school catchment and on one map. Probably 60 percent are directly gathered from individual school’s website and rest are created using various of sources and some what I liked to think are educated guess work.

The map can be accessed via clicking this link.

The full list of Sydney public school mapped already can be found in the following table

School NameSchool NameSchool NameSchool Name
Abbotsford Public SchoolDundas Public SchoolMatraville Public SchoolStanmore Public School
Alexandria Park Community SchoolEarlwood Public SchoolMatthew Pearce Public SchoolStrathfield North Public School
Alfords Point Public SchoolEast Hills Public SchoolMccallums Hill Public SchoolStrathfield South Public School
Allambie Heights Public SchoolEastlakes Public SchoolMeadowbank Public SchoolSummer Hill Public School
Annandale Public SchoolEastwood height Public SchoolMelrose Park Public SchoolSutherland Public School
Arncliffe Public SchoolEastwood Public SchoolMenai Public SchoolTaren Point Public School
Artarmon Public SchoolElanora Heights Public SchoolMetalla Road Public SchoolTelopea Public School
Ashbury Public SchoolEnfield Public SchoolMiddle Harbour Public SchoolTempe Public School
Ashfield Public SchoolEngadine Public SchoolMilperra Public SchoolTerry Hills Public School
Asquith Public SchoolEngadine West Public SchoolMimosa Public SchoolThe Meadows Public School
Athelstane Public SchoolEpping Heights Public SchoolMiranda Public SchoolTharawal Public School
Auburn North Public SchoolEpping North Public SchoolMona Vale Public SchoolThornleigh West Public School
Auburn Public SchoolEpping Public SchoolMortdale Public SchoolToongabbie East Public School
Auburn West Public SchoolEpping West Public SchoolMortlake Public SchoolToongabbie Public School
Bald Face Public SchoolErmington Public SchoolMosman Public SchoolToongabbie West Public School
Balgowlah Height Public SchoolErmington West Public SchoolMowbray Public SchoolTower Street Public School
Balgowlah North Public SchoolErskineville Public SchoolMurray Farm Public SchoolTruscott Street Public School
Balmain Public SchoolExcelsior Public SchoolNarrabeen Lakes Public SchoolTurramurra Public School
Bangor Public SchoolFerncourt Public SchoolNarrabeen North Public SchoolTurramurra North Public School
BankMeadow Public SchoolFive Dock Public SchoolNarraweena Public SchoolUltimo Public School
Banksia Road Public SchoolForest Lodge Public SchoolNarwee Public SchoolUndercliffe Public School
Bankstown North Public SchoolForestville Public SchoolNeutral Bay Public SchoolVardys Public School
Bankstown Public SchoolFort Street Public SchoolNewington Public SchoolVaucluse Public School
Bankstown West Public SchoolFrench Forest Public SchoolNewtown North Public SchoolVictoria Avenue Public School
Barnier Public SchoolGardeners Road Public SchoolNewtown Public SchoolWahroonga Public School
Baulkham Hills North Public SchoolGirraween Public SchoolNicholson Street Public SchoolWaitara Public School
Beacon Hill Public SchoolGladesville Public SchoolNormanhurst Public SchoolWakehurst Public School
Beaumont Hills Public SchoolGlebe Public SchoolNormanhurst West Public SchoolWarrawee Public School
Beaumont Road Public SchoolGlenmore Road Public SchoolNorth Rocks Public SchoolWattawa Heights Public School
Beauty Point Public SchoolGordon East Public SchoolNorth Ryde Public SchoolWaverley Public School
Beecroft Public SchoolGordn West Public SchoolNorth Sydney Public SchoolWentworthville Public School
Bellevue Hill Public SchoolGrays Point Public SchoolNorthbridge Public SchoolWest Pennant Hills Public School
Belmore North Public SchoolGreenacre Public SchoolNorthmead Public SchoolWest Pymble Public School
Belmore South Public SchoolGreenwich Public SchoolOakhill Drive Public SchoolWest Ryde Public School
Belrose Public SchoolGymea Bay Public SchoolOatlands Public SchoolWestmead Public School
Berela Public SchoolGymea North Public SchoolOatley Public SchoolWheeler Heights Public School
Beverly Hills Public SchoolHaberfield Public SchoolOrange Grove Public SchoolWiley Park Public School
Beresford Road Public SchoolHarbord Public SchoolOyster Bay Public SchoolWilkins Public School
Beverly Hills Public SchoolHambledon Public SchoolPaddington Public SchoolWilloughby Public School
Bexley North Public SchoolHampden Park Public SchoolPadstow Heights Public SchoolWinston Heights Public School
Bexley Public SchoolHannans Road Public SchoolPadstow Park Public SchoolWinston Hills Public School
Birchgrove Public SchoolHarcourt Public SchoolPadstow South Public SchoolWoollahra Public School
Blakehurst Public SchoolHeathcote East Public SchoolPagewood Public SchoolWoolooware Public School
Bondi Public SchoolHeathcote Public SchoolPanania North Public SchoolWoronora Public School
Bonnet Bay Public SchoolHilltop Road Public SchoolPanania Public SchoolYagoona Public School
Boronia Park Public SchoolHomebush Public SchoolParklea Public SchoolYarrawarra Public School
Botany Public SchoolHomebush West Public SchoolParramatta East Public SchoolYates Avenue Public School
Bourke Street Public SchoolHornsby Heights Public SchoolParramatta North Public SchoolYowie Bay Public School
Brighton-Le-Sands Public SchoolHornsby North Public SchoolParramatta Public School
Bronte Public SchoolHornsby South Public SchoolParramatta West Public School
Brookvale Public SchoolHunters Hill Public SchoolPeakhurst Public School
Bundeena Public SchoolHurstville Public SchoolPeakhurst South Public School
Burnside Public SchoolHurstville South Public SchoolPeakhurst West Public School
Burraneer Bay Public SchoolIllawong Public SchoolPeakhurst West Public School
Burwood Public SchoolIronbark Ridge Public SchoolPendle Hills Public School
Caddies Creek Public SchoolJannali Public SchoolPennant Hills Public School
Camdenville Public SchoolJannali East Public SchoolPennant Hills Public School
Cammeray Public SchoolJapser Road Public SchoolPenshurst Public School
Campsie Public SchoolJohn Palmer Public SchoolPetersham Public School
Canterbury South Public SchoolJohn Purchase Public SchoolPicnic Point Public School
Canterbury Public SchoolKambora Public SchoolPlunkett Street Public School
Caringbah Public SchoolKareela Public SchoolPunchbowl Public School
Carlingford Public SchoolKegworth Public SchoolPutney Public School
Carlingford West Public SchoolKellyville Public SchoolQuakers Hill East Public School
Carlton Public SchoolKellyville Ridge Public SchoolPymble Public School
Carlton South Public SchoolKensington Public SchoolRainbow Street Public School
Castle Cover Public SchoolKent Road Public SchoolRamsgate Public School
Castle Hill Public SchoolKillarney Heights Public SchoolRandwick Public School
Chatswood Public SchoolKingsgrove Public SchoolReversby Public School
Cherrybrook Public SchoolKings Langley Public SchoolReversby South Public School
Chifley Public SchoolKirrawee Public SchoolRingrose Public School
Chullora Public SchoolKurnell Public SchoolRiverbank Public School
Clemton Park Public SchoolKogarah Public SchoolRiverstone Public School
Clovelly Public SchoolLa Perouse Public SchoolRiverwood Public School
Collaroy Plateau Public SchoolLakemba Public SchoolRockdale Public School
Como Public SchoolLalor Park Public SchoolRose Bay Public School
Como West Public SchoolLane Cove Public SchoolRosehill Public School
Concord Public SchoolLane Cove West Public SchoolRoselea Public School
Concord West Public SchoolLeichhardt Public SchoolRoseville Public School
Condell Park Public SchoolLewisham Public SchoolRouse Hill Public School
Connells Point Public SchoolLidcombe Public SchoolRozelle Public School
Coogee Public SchooolLilli Pilli Public SchoolRydalmere East Public School
Cromer Public SchoolLindfield Public SchoolRydalmere Public School
Cronulla Public SchoolLindfield East Public SchoolRyde East Public School
Cronulla South Public SchoolLoftus Public SchoolRyde Public School
Crestwood Public SchoolLucas Height Community SchoolSamule Gilbert Public School
Crown Street Public SchoolLugarno Public SchoolSans Souci Public School
Croydon Park Public SchoolLynwood Park Public SchoolSchofields Public School
Croydon Public SchoolMalabar Public SchoolSeaforth Public School
Curl Curl North Public SchoolManly West Public SchoolSeven Hills North Public School
Daceyville Public SchoolManly Village Public SchoolSeven Hills Public School
Darcy Road Public SchoolManly Vale Public SchoolSeven Hills West Public School
Darlinghurst Public SchoolMarie Bashir Public SchoolSherwood Ridge Public School
Darlington Public SchoolMaroubra Bay Public SchoolSolders' Settlement Public School
Dee Why Public SchoolMaroubra Junction Public SchoolSouth Coogee Public School
Denistone East Public SchoolMarrickville Public SchoolSutherland North Public School
Dobroyd Point Public SchoolMarrickville West Public SchoolSt Ives North Public School
Double Bay Public SchoolMarsden Park Public SchoolSt Ives Park Public School
Drummoyne Public SchoolMarton Public SchoolSt Ives Public School
Dulwich Hill Public SchoolMascot Public SchoolSt Peters Public School

 

Note: The map are created to the best information I could find and for the final confirmation I still recommend you call the school in question to find out.

The Best Sydney Public School Catchment Map You Can Find

Anybody who considered about sending their children to a Sydney Public School probably went through the question of which school catchment am I zoned in? Schools may or may not have the information listed on their website and it maybe located for one school under one section and another school in another. It is an exercise in frustration when you trying to find and verifying the school catchments for multiple schools.

Heaven forbid that if you are looking for properties and trying to work out which school it is zoned for, you just landed yourself a massive headache. Some of the real estate site will have certain information available, however they are often missing or contain incorrect information.

So if you have no further interest in reading my mumble jumble here goes the fruit my labour for last two month. I am rather proud of the Sydney Public School Catchment that created by me. This is very much a work in progress still and more schools will be added when I get to them.

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Preview of Sydney Public School Catchment Map

I have been working on a comprehensive Sydney public school catchment map for the last six weeks. One thing I’ll say is that I severally underestimate the time and dedication required to accomplish a project like this while holding down a full time job. I have got all the public school at primary level pinned on the map and substantial percentage of with catchment map finished as well.

Following is a preview of what has been done so far.

Hopefully in the next article I will be able to present the map with what I have done already for your guys to use and enjoy.

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