Balarang Public School
Government Rd, Oak Flats NSW 2529
Balarang Public School is a government primary school in Oak Flats, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 268 students. Its ICSEA is 974, 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 268.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Balarang Public School, a K-6 government primary school on a four-hectare landscaped site in Oak Flats, Shellharbour, shows a close-knit community of around 270 students, roughly 70% from the immediate area. The school is known for its chaplaincy program, sporting activities, Active After School programs, and overnight excursions supporting life skills and social development. It also stages an annual school production that draws audiences of over 2000 people each year.
Often praised
- large annual school production
- chaplaincy and wellbeing support
- sporting and after-school activity programs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School | Shellharbour City | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,052 | 413 |
| Oak Flats Public School | Oak Flats | Public primary | 1.3 km | 959 | 416 |
| Barrack Heights Public School | Barrack Heights | Public primary | 1.4 km | 873 | 192 |
| Mount Warrigal Public School | Warilla | Public primary | 1.4 km | 885 | 185 |
| Warilla Public School | Warilla | Public primary | 2.1 km | 937 | 279 |
| Warilla North Public School | Warilla | Public primary | 2.5 km | 872 | 167 |
| Flinders Public School | Flinders | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,004 | 518 |
| Albion Park Rail Public School | Albion Park Rail | Public primary | 3.1 km | 894 | 346 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurrajong East Public School | East Kurrajong | Public primary · K-6 | 81 | 974 |
| Marra Creek Public School | Nyngan | Public primary · K-6 | 8 | 974 |
| Neville Public School | Neville | Public primary · K-6 | 9 | 974 |
| Thornton Public School | Thornton | Public primary · K-6 | 826 | 974 |
| Urunga Public School | Urunga | Public primary · K-6 | 179 | 974 |
| Canley Vale Public School | Canley Vale | Public primary · P-6 | 752 | 973 |
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.