Awaba Public School
Mulbring Street, Awaba NSW 2283
Awaba Public School is a government primary school in Awaba, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 29 students. Its ICSEA is 940, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 29.
About this school, from public sources
Public information suggests Awaba Public School, a small K-6 primary school on the south-west fringe of Lake Macquarie, is valued for its stable, multi-age learning environment where students spend several years with the same class group. The school promotes an inclusive, supportive culture, individual attention, and strong learning-and-wellbeing partnerships between staff and families, alongside orientation and buddy programs for new students. Parent feedback cited in school reporting has been notably positive about student wellbeing and sense of belonging.
Often praised
- Small, stable multi-age classes
- Strong staff-family partnerships
- High parent-reported wellbeing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Adventist School | Toronto | Independent primary | 3.2 km | 1,173 | 43 |
| Biraban Public SchoolOC | Toronto | Public primary | 3.6 km | 871 | 163 |
| Blackalls Park Public School | Blackalls Park | Public primary | 3.9 km | 966 | 217 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Kilaben Bay | Catholic primary | 4.5 km | 1,023 | 194 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,063 | 831 |
| Fassifern Public School | Fassifern | Public primary | 5.1 km | 947 | 59 |
| Toronto Public School | Toronto | Public primary | 5.3 km | 910 | 201 |
| Rathmines Public School | Rathmines | Public primary | 6.0 km | 996 | 311 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Public School | Forbes | Public primary · K-6 | 356 | 940 |
| Mount Hutton Public School | Mount Hutton | Public primary · K-6 | 166 | 940 |
| Orara Upper Public School | Upper Orara | Public primary · K-6 | 33 | 940 |
| Temora West Public School | Temora | Public primary · K-6 | 122 | 940 |
| Uranquinty Public School | Uranquinty | Public primary · K-6 | 27 | 940 |
| Westlawn Public School | Grafton | Public primary · K-6 | 467 | 940 |
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.