Kanwal Public School
Craigie Ave, Kanwal NSW 2259
Kanwal Public School is a government primary school in Kanwal, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 500 students. Its ICSEA is 942, 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 500.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Kanwal Public School as a K-6 government primary school on the NSW Central Coast, part of the Wadalba Learning Community, serving around 640 students between the Pacific Highway and Tuggerah Lakes. The school highlights a broad range of extra-curricular offerings including dance, drama, band and string ensembles, environmental education, team sports, public speaking and debating, plus Aboriginal dance and didgeridoo groups reflecting strong ties with the local Ngara Aboriginal Consultative Group. It also runs dedicated support classes for students with additional needs.
Often praised
- broad extra-curricular programs
- strong Aboriginal community links
- dedicated special 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: 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 Kanwal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadalba Community School | Wadalba | Public k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 941 | 1,412 |
| Warnervale Public School | Hamlyn Terrace | Public primary | 1.9 km | 979 | 442 |
| Tuggerawong Public School | Tuggerawong | Public primary | 1.9 km | 953 | 208 |
| Woongarrah Public School | Woongarrah | Public primary | 2.2 km | 984 | 385 |
| Gorokan Public School | Gorokan | Public primary | 2.6 km | 913 | 620 |
| MacKillop Catholic College | Woongarrah | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,042 | 1,558 |
| Porters Creek Public School | Warnervale | Public primary | 3.1 km | 988 | 317 |
| Tacoma Public School | Tacoma | Public primary | 3.3 km | 938 | 186 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakebrook Public School | Blakebrook | Public primary · K-6 | 36 | 942 |
| Gerogery Public School | Gerogery | Public primary · K-6 | 13 | 942 |
| Quandialla Public School | Quandialla | Public primary · K-6 | 10 | 942 |
| Thomas Acres Public School | Ambarvale | Public primary · K-6 | 495 | 942 |
| Carcoar Public School | Carcoar | Public primary · K-6 | 31 | 941 |
| Cobargo Public School | Cobargo | Public primary · K-6 | 77 | 941 |
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.