Jamberoo Public School
Churchill St, Jamberoo NSW 2533
Jamberoo Public School is a government primary school in Jamberoo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 131 students. Its ICSEA is 1,045, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 131.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Jamberoo Public School as a small K-6 government primary school in the town of Jamberoo on the NSW South Coast, with around 140 students and a history dating back to 1878. The school runs a STEAM program in its library, an outdoor classroom, a bush tucker garden for Aboriginal bushcraft learning, and a school garden with chickens, supported by a close-knit local community and P&C.
Often praised
- STEAM library program
- outdoor classroom and school garden
- close-knit community feel
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Terry Public School | Albion Park | Public primary | 5.9 km | 982 | 635 |
| Tullimbar Public School | Tullimbar Village | Public primary | 7.5 km | 1,005 | 483 |
| Minnamurra Public School | Minnamurra | Public primary | 7.6 km | 1,068 | 464 |
| Kiama Public School | Kiama | Public primary | 7.6 km | 1,064 | 347 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Albion Park | Catholic primary | 8.1 km | 1,037 | 399 |
| Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | Kiama | Catholic primary | 8.1 km | 1,104 | 363 |
| Albion Park Public School | Albion Park | Public primary | 8.3 km | 972 | 516 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.9 km | 1,099 | 981 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbo Public School | Bredbo | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 1,045 |
| Garden Suburb Public School | Garden Suburb | Public primary · K-6 | 227 | 1,045 |
| Glenquarry Public School | Glenquarry | Public primary · K-6 | 23 | 1,045 |
| Wentworth Point Public School | Wentworth Point | Public primary · K-6 | 672 | 1,045 |
| Barramurra Public School | Oran Park | Public primary · K-6 | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| Corrimal East Public School | East Corrimal | Public primary · K-6 | 297 | 1,046 |
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.