Culburra Public School
Carlton Cres, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
Culburra Public School is a government primary school in Culburra Beach, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 219 students. Its ICSEA is 952, 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 219.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Culburra Public School as a small government primary school in Culburra Beach on the NSW South Coast, catering for K-6 with roughly 200 students. The school's motto is "Live and Learn," built around the values of safety, respect and responsibility, with a stated focus on literacy and numeracy. It serves a notably diverse community, including a significant proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and has been part of the local area since the 1970s.
Often praised
- strong literacy and numeracy focus
- clear values-based culture
- supports diverse, inclusive 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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Culburra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwell Point Public School | Greenwell Point | Public primary | 4.1 km | 943 | 106 |
| Callala Public School | Callala Bay | Public primary | 8.2 km | 971 | 151 |
| Shoalhaven Heads Public School | Shoalhaven Heads | Public primary | 9.1 km | 1,021 | 180 |
| Nowra Christian School | Nowra | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.7 km | 1,033 | 572 |
| Terara Public School | Terara | Public primary | 14.1 km | 1,009 | 96 |
| Trinity Grammar School Field Studies Centre, Woollamia Campus | Woollamia | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.3 km | — | — |
| Huskisson Public School | Huskisson | Public primary | 14.3 km | 1,004 | 163 |
| Nowra East Public School | Nowra East | Public primary | 15.2 km | 784 | 420 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo Vale Public School | Colo Vale | Public primary · K-6 | 144 | 952 |
| Lakelands Public School | Dapto | Public primary · K-6 | 370 | 952 |
| South West Rocks Public School | South West Rocks | Public primary · K-6 | 348 | 952 |
| Wardell Public School | Wardell | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 952 |
| West Wyalong Public School | West Wyalong | Public primary · K-6 | 202 | 952 |
| Bonshaw Public School | Bonshaw | Public primary · K-6 | 8 | 951 |
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.