Hastings Public School
85 Yarranabee Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Hastings Public School is a government primary school in Port Macquarie, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 526 students. Its ICSEA is 1,019, 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 526.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Hastings Public School, a K-6 government primary school in Port Macquarie with around 658 students, describes a school built around its motto 'Learning, Growing, Caring'. It offers High Potential and Gifted Education, STEM and sports programs, a creative arts curriculum, and EAL/D support, backed by Student Learning Support Officers and wellbeing/counselling services. The school is noted for its inclusive, culturally diverse community, including Harmony Day and other events celebrating student backgrounds, on Birpai land.
Often praised
- Gifted and talented education
- Strong wellbeing and inclusion focus
- STEM and creative arts 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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Hastings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie Steiner School | Port Macquarie | Independent primary | 2.2 km | 1,051 | 69 |
| Tacking Point Public School | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,054 | 594 |
| St Agnes' Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,029 | 553 |
| Port Macquarie Adventist School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,011 | 91 |
| St Peter's Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,075 | 534 |
| Port Macquarie Public SchoolOC | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 2.6 km | 932 | 451 |
| North East Public School of Distance Education | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 2.6 km | 979 | 45 |
| Westport Public School | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 3.0 km | 888 | 365 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caves Beach Public School | Caves Beach | Public primary · K-6 | 349 | 1,019 |
| Estella Public School | Wagga Wagga | Public primary · K-6 | 402 | 1,019 |
| Glendore Public School | Maryland | Public primary · K-6 | 609 | 1,019 |
| Kororo Public School | Korora | Public primary · K-6 | 441 | 1,019 |
| Lidcombe Public School | Lidcombe | Public primary · K-6 | 762 | 1,019 |
| Padstow Park Public School | Padstow | Public primary · K-6 | 334 | 1,019 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.