# Banks Public School

Banks Public School is a NSW government primary school in St Clair, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Primary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Kindergarten to Year 6
- **Enrolments**: 417 (2025)
- **Address**: 182 Banks Drive, St Clair NSW 2759
- **Phone**: (02) 9670 6506
- **Website**: https://banks-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: banks-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 56160
- **Established**: 1986-01-01

## About

Banks Public School encourages students to strive for excellence through quality teaching and learning programs offered by motivated and experienced teachers. The school's purpose is to provide a wide range of opportunities for students to gain knowledge, skills, positive attitudes, and values in order to be lifelong learners and worthy citizens of tomorrow. This is reflected in the school's motto 'Always Growing'.  

## Learning Environment  
Banks Public School provides a happy, secure, and challenging environment in which students participate in a wide range of academic, social, sporting, and cultural experiences. In addition to a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, the school places emphasis on a rich variety of extra-curricular activities. These include peer support, computer technology, enrichment classes in art, maths, and technology, dance, choir, and a wide range of sports such as AFL, basketball, rugby league, gymnastics, soccer, touch football, and daily fitness.  

## Community and Support  
The high level of dedication and commitment of staff members, combined with the strong support and cooperation of parents and community members, ensures that students have a nurturing school community in which to grow and learn. The school strives to enable every child to feel safe, included, and confident from their first day, working closely with families to create tailored learning experiences for each student.

## Mission

At Banks Public School we work together to nurture and inspire all students to be resilient, creative and independent learners who are known and valued.

Motto: "Always Growing"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 417 |
| 2024 | 403 |
| 2023 | 396 |
| 2022 | 384 |
| 2021 | 388 |
| 2020 | 393 |
| 2019 | 380 |
| 2018 | 391 |
| 2017 | 370 |
| 2016 | 355 |
| 2015 | 359 |
| 2014 | 324 |
| 2013 | 307 |
| 2012 | 324 |
| 2011 | 330 |
| 2010 | 357 |
| 2009 | 392 |
| 2008 | 411 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/56160-banks-public-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.