Avoca Beach Public School
The Round Drive, Avoca Beach NSW 2251
Avoca Beach Public School is a government primary school in Avoca Beach, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 455 students. Its ICSEA is 1,081, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 455.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and NSW Department of Education annual reports, Avoca Beach Public School is a K-6 government school on the Central Coast known for a broad extracurricular offering spanning music, dance, sport, chess and debating alongside High Potential and Gifted Education support. Students take part in state-wide competitions such as the APSMO Maths Olympiad and Premier's Spelling Bee, and the school runs embedded social-emotional learning programs. Public materials emphasise a strong P&C partnership and community involvement.
Often praised
- broad extracurricular programs
- gifted education support
- active P&C community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copacabana Public School | Copacabana | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,064 | 259 |
| Terrigal Public School | Terrigal | Public primary | 3.3 km | 1,078 | 888 |
| Kincumber Public School | Kincumber | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,004 | 364 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School | Terrigal | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,102 | 605 |
| Coast Christian School | Bensville | Independent primary | 4.5 km | 1,061 | 234 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Kincumber | Catholic primary | 4.7 km | 1,081 | 285 |
| Erina Heights Public School | Erina Heights | Public primary | 5.0 km | 1,094 | 254 |
| Central Coast Adventist School | Erina | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.4 km | 1,112 | 1,136 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greystanes Public SchoolOC | Greystanes | Public primary · K-6 | 540 | 1,081 |
| Jannali East Public School | Jannali | Public primary · K-6 | 313 | 1,081 |
| Kings Langley Public School | Kings Langley | Public primary · K-6 | 567 | 1,081 |
| Mortlake Public School | Concord | Public primary · K-6 | 261 | 1,081 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School | Engadine | Public primary · K-6 | 249 | 1,081 |
| Canterbury Public School | Canterbury | Public primary · K-6 | 346 | 1,082 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.