Kariong Public School
Langford Drive, Kariong NSW 2250
Kariong Public School is a government primary school in Kariong, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 502 students. Its ICSEA is 1,007, 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 502.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Kariong Public School is a NSW government primary school (K-6) in Kariong on the Central Coast, established in 1988 and serving several hundred students. The school's own materials describe a broad extra-curricular offering including PSSA sport teams, dance, choir, public speaking and the Premier's Reading and Spelling Challenge, alongside literacy and numeracy programs and dedicated STEM/technology classes covering robotics and coding. The school also highlights growing family and community engagement through events and open days.
Often praised
- Wide range of extra-curricular activities
- Dedicated STEM/technology program
- Strong community engagement
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 Kariong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Sports College | Kariong | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,026 | 990 |
| Point Clare Public School | Point Clare | Public primary | 3.5 km | 1,058 | 479 |
| Gosford Public SchoolOC | West Gosford | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,049 | 545 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.4 km | 1,093 | 694 |
| Gosford East Public School | East Gosford | Public primary | 5.5 km | 1,017 | 334 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | East Gosford | Catholic primary | 5.7 km | 1,090 | 384 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Wyoming | Catholic primary | 6.5 km | 1,076 | 443 |
| Woy Woy Public School | Woy Woy | Public primary | 6.7 km | 970 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colyton Public SchoolOC | Mount Druitt | Public primary · K-6 | 714 | 1,007 |
| Lake Cathie Public School | Lake Cathie | Public primary · K-6 | 395 | 1,007 |
| Middle Dural Public School | Middle Dural | Public primary · K-6 | 31 | 1,007 |
| Pacific Palms Public School | Boomerang Beach | Public primary · K-6 | 247 | 1,007 |
| Rydalmere East Public School | Ermington | Public primary · P-6 | 104 | 1,007 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School | Glenmore Park | Public primary · K-6 | 424 | 1,007 |
About this data
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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.