Artarmon Public School, Artarmon School Reviews

Artarmon Public School, Artarmon

School Reviews

By Student - 25 Apr 2024, Rate: good

This school is very diverse and encouraging. Our principal is excellent at encouraging nude food and healthy eating into kids at APS from as young as year 1. I still currently attend this school and will graduate next year. This school is like any other co - ed public primary school in Aus. It's academic rates are overall outstanding, but this school has some flares. Swearing is a problem, but has gotten better over the years as our principal is managing it well. Bullying is not very common. The staff are highly trained and approach children with generosity and kindness. We are constantly recognised for our achievements in and outside the classroom. I would not rather go any wear else but Artarmon public school.

By Parent - 26 Feb 2024, Rate: bad

Want your kid to be bullied and blammed for it? Want admin staff giving you attitude despite onlyworking for an average school? Want staff you tell you like it is but have no idea?
Then look no further, APS has you sorted.
From staff with no qualification analysing your child to camps that cost more than 5 star hotels per night, APS has you covered. Just send your credit card details, childs previously unneeded psycologist and your mothers mainden name and we'll admit your beloved cash cow, I mean child, right away.

By Student - 12 Jan 2024, Rate: excellent

Tell me about the present not the past

By Student - 11 Jan 2024, Rate: excellent

Tell me if I should go to this school for OC in 2023. Is it fun, is it nice?

By Student - 20 Oct 2023, Rate: excellent

Umm… someone tell me if I should go here for OC classes.

By Parent - 19 Jul 2023, Rate: excellent

I was a student in an opportunity class from 1959 to 1960. My teacher was Connie Burns who encouraged me greatly with my art. I enjoyed choir with Fred Lowry and playing tenor recorder. Victor MacMahon,who was one of the instigators of recorder lessons in schools used to visit and later taught me the flute. I went to North Sydney Girls’ High after Artarmon. Then moved to Tasmania where I became a languages, music and Special Education teacher in Burnie. When I retired I took up art and sold some of my work. I also worked as a tour guide for a handmade paper mill called Creative Paper. Was anyone else at Artarmon at the same time as I was? Robyn H.

By Alumnus - 17 Dec 2022, Rate: excellent

Ah, Molly King. A great teacher. I was in an Opportunity class in about 1949/50. I was a little lost as son of a carpenter amongst the children, it seemed, of solicitors and doctors. A kick start, and I still love classical music which the SSO concerts to which we were privileged to attend introduced us. Alas the high school system and my age didn't work for me. But I had a fairly satisfying career nevertheless.

By Alumnus - 05 Jul 2022, Rate: excellent

I went to OC class 1949-1950. Are there any others like me out there?

By Parent - 06 May 2022, Rate: excellent

Was a truly great school in the 50s and early 60s

By Parent - 10 Dec 2020, Rate: excellent

Brighten the kids with play lunch areas. As they don’t get paid . And uniforms for god sake ! And use humble attitude as only way . No bully. We a close nation . Show the world kids how we all be kind to each other’s needs especially parents. ( and teachers pls give students great grades if they up levels! We all at something parents go squeeze the orange so to speak in your children then show us all your kids feel so proud that you have helped them to achieve to further be a beautiful Australian to be something special to help us in our lives. Enjoy it as well . Make it a lovely memory your kids. To see your kids achieve is great they feel so grateful. And never give up. We all good at something find it. Don’t judge. Just be kind . Watch what happens. All best Artarmon public school nsw. You all deserve love in your school & hearts . Bye

By Parent - 10 Dec 2020, Rate: excellent

Well fix all issues.. uniforms as everyone will feel proud to match with good learning rankings.and we all know play is extremely important so fix modern areas pls. Now. And learn to meet every morning to simply say we’re here to all get along and be humble. That’s complete. From a future parent there . Thx merry Christmas 2020 ‘ *+*

By Student - 18 Sep 2020, Rate: bad

This school has a bad community and culture. The social environment is full of gaming, swearing and comparing grades and tutoring locations. This school pollutes children's mind with its toxic atmosphere and unfriendly community. In APS many children as young as Year 2 can be seen in the playground swearing angrily repeatedly at peers with teachers nearby doing extremely little. The school's score in tests may be good because smart children live in and move to the area but they're teaching is average. The grounds are WAY too small for the amount of children they have and students are forced to play on a burning hot and flat field of fake grass (Thomson Oval) which is public. Litter and random things are left there and often it is shared with (not all good) members of the public. The security is also lacking as people random people enter and exit the school. In one incident 20+ glass bottles were left on campus, some still with beer inside and graffiti of crude images is left on walls in the school.

By Employee - 15 Nov 2019, Rate: excellent

Uniforms need updated/ and nicer play area check out Strathfied park pls get idea s... and need beautiful Modern highly tech Library! Keep up standards! As 2020 . Common all. Thanks

By Alumnus - 19 Aug 2018, Rate: excellent

The two years I spent in the late Miss Molly King's Opportunity Class made a huge difference in my education and life outcomes. Having achieved a PhD and a full professor position, I credit Miss King, Mr Kelvin Leitch and the school with setting and expecting the highest standards, and providing the support we needed to achieve. Those lessons travelled with us, even now, 50 years since I started there.

By Parent - 13 Feb 2018, Rate: bad

The principal and teachers are not nice and helpful at all.

By Parent - 12 Aug 2016, Rate: excellent

Overrated and overcrowded, an OK school.
Artarmon gets good results but people fail to realise many of the students also have private tutoring on weekends which contributes to that. Not sure if that's true for other schools but it is big in this area.
Quite crowded, last check around 8 kindergarten classes alone, very little play area as more and more demountables and buildings are erected. Canteen is good. School a bit obsessed with its band.
Girls winter uniform buttons on the shoulders making it difficult to do up, especially for young ones. It's open at the sides, not a very good or attractive design.

By Student - 12 Aug 2015, Rate: excellent

Really good school, very easy to make friends and to get good grades

By Parent - 14 Jul 2015, Rate: good

Education and activities good but way too crowded. No playground equipment and not enough space. Too much pressure to do homework, too competitive, not much art taught. Not great if you like a tight knit community feeling.

By Parent - 20 Oct 2014, Rate: average

over rated