Chatswood Public School is a primary and public school that was founded in 1883, located in the suburb of Chatswood in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This school provides a playground which has been changed throughout the years and four buildings.
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Sport
Chatswood Public School is involved in many Sporting Activities, and is involved it is involved in one PSSA competition, Ku-Ring-Gai district competition. In 2007, the Chatswood Public School Senior A's Cricket and Soccer Team came first in the Ku-Ring-Gai cricket and soccer competitions. The Summer sports consists of Modball (Tee-ball), Cricket and Oztag and the Winter sports consist of Netball, Australian rules football and Soccer. The School has annual Athletics, Swimming and Cross Country Carnivals, in which students are chosen to represent the school in higher grades.
The four sporting houses, all named after early governors of Australia, are:
Phillip (Blue) Named after Arthur Phillip
Hunter (Yellow) Named after John Hunter
King (Red) Named after Phillip Gidley King
Bligh (Green) Named after William Bligh
Chatswood Education Precinct
They have now completed the 2 buildings built on site and have moved in the building since the start of 2023, along with the nearby Chatswood High School. All buildings on the high school site have been substantially refurbished for use by years 10–12 from the high school. The primary school will move into new four-storey buildings on the primary school site.
Notable alumni
Brett Whiteley – artist
Roger Woodward – concert pianist and Australian Living Treasure
Charlie Macartney – Former cricket player and inductee to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
Danielle Spencer – actress and singer/songwriter
Adam Spencer – radio presenter, comedian and media personality
Victor Smith – First Australian naval officer to reach four star rank