# Flinders Public School

Flinders Public School is a NSW government primary school in Flinders, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Primary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Kindergarten to Year 6
- **Enrolments**: 518 (2025)
- **Address**: Adam Murray Way, Flinders NSW 2529
- **Phone**: (02) 4295 7355
- **Website**: https://flinders-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: flinders-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 57055
- **Established**: 2003-01-29

## About

Flinders Public School is located in a coastal community in Flinders, New South Wales, and serves approximately 550 students from diverse cultural backgrounds. The school is dedicated to creating a positive, safe, and stimulating learning environment, which is reflected in its core values: Caring for Yourself, Caring for Each Other, and Caring for this Place. These values are instrumental in ensuring respect for individuals and the community, fostering a supportive atmosphere for all students.

## Educational Approach
Flinders Public School adopts a holistic approach to education, focusing on the entire child by providing a balanced mix of academic, sporting, and cultural opportunities. This approach aims to cater to a wide range of abilities and encourages gender equity in programs such as the Junior and Year 5 Choirs and the dance troupe. Both boys and girls are encouraged to participate actively in sporting events, with many students achieving representation at state and even national levels.

## Community and Support
The school places a strong emphasis on collaboration with the community, fostering links that enhance educational experiences. The staff are committed to supporting student welfare, academic growth, and personal development. A range of extracurricular activities enriches the learning environment, and parents are encouraged to engage in their children's education for shared success.

Flinders Public School is not just a place of learning; it is a caring community that prepares its students to thrive in an ever-changing world while promoting respect, inclusion, and excellence.

## Mission

> At Flinders Public School we aim to ensure every student is immersed in an engaging and challenging learning environment to pursue personal excellence.

Motto: "A caring learning community, focusing on quality education."

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 518 |
| 2024 | 514 |
| 2023 | 505 |
| 2022 | 501 |
| 2021 | 551 |
| 2020 | 563 |
| 2019 | 592 |
| 2018 | 568 |
| 2017 | 554 |
| 2016 | 555 |
| 2015 | 541 |
| 2014 | 526 |
| 2013 | 535 |
| 2012 | 530 |
| 2011 | 530 |
| 2010 | 553 |
| 2009 | 550 |
| 2008 | 566 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/57055-flinders-public-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.
