Bonnells Bay Public School

Morisset Park Rd, Bonnells Bay NSW 2264

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Bonnells Bay Public School is a government primary school in Bonnells Bay, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 376 students. Its ICSEA is 925, where the national average is 1000.

376students

925ICSEA · higher than 22% of NSW primary schools

6%language background other than English

23%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

25teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

87.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.9 pts over 3 years

-13%enrolment change over 5 years

130FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 376.

About this school, from public sources

Based on information published on the school's own website, Bonnells Bay Public School is a K-6 government primary school on the shores of Lake Macquarie, on Awabakal country. The school describes a broad academic, cultural and sporting offering, highlighting programs in environmental education, early learning, performing arts, sport and gifted education, and presents itself as an inclusive part of the NSW public education system welcoming students from all backgrounds.

Often praised

environmental education program
performing arts and sport
gifted education support

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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Bonnells Bay Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Heritage College Lake Macquarie	Morisset	Independent k–12 / combined	2.0 km	1,002	511
Brightwaters Christian College	Brightwaters	Independent k–12 / combined	2.4 km	1,001	106
Morisset Public School	Morisset	Public primary	2.8 km	919	156
St John Vianney Primary School	Morisset	Catholic primary	3.0 km	961	118
Dora Creek Public School	Dora Creek	Public primary	4.3 km	939	139
Mannering Park Public School	Mannering Park	Public primary	4.4 km	945	193
Gwandalan Public School	Gwandalan	Public primary	6.5 km	953	351
Wyee Public School	Wyee	Public primary	7.4 km	955	193

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
Coopernook Public School	Coopernook	Public primary · K-6	60	925
Macksville Public School	Macksville	Public primary · K-6	284	925
Mudgee Public School	Mudgee	Public primary · K-6	539	925
Berkeley Public School	Berkeley	Public primary · K-6	259	926
Cambridge Park Public School	Cambridge Park	Public primary · P-6	523	926
Comboyne Public School	Comboyne	Public primary · K-6	36	926

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.