Nedlands Primary School, recently granted independent public school status, is located in Nedlands, close to the University of W.A. The school of 515 students is very well served by an experienced, highly qualified staff and an active school community. It draws students from a high socio-economic area which includes between 20-25% of students from non-English speaking backgrounds whose parents are attached to the university or major tertiary hospitals. The main campus on Kingsway consists of a pre-primary centre, general classrooms, library, swimming pool, performing arts centre, after school care facility, ovals, courts, visual arts building and comprehensive playgrounds. The off site facilities include kindergartens, pre primary centres and a special needs unit situated in the Child Study Centre at UWA. The school is highly regarded for its strong academic results and offers a wide range of enrichment programs including French, Mandarin, Physical Education, Orchestral Music (concert band, choirs, and individual instrument tuition) Visual Arts, ESL support and an international student exchange with China.