Manly Village Public School
12 Wentworth Street, Manly NSW 2095
Manly Village Public School is a government primary school in Manly, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 532 students. Its ICSEA is 1,151, 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 532.
About this school, from public sources
Public sources describe Manly Village Public School as a K-6 government primary in central Manly, between the harbour and ocean, with roughly 700 students from over 30 language backgrounds. The school's own site highlights beach-based sport programs such as kayaking, sailing, paddleboarding and tennis alongside public speaking, debating, band and choir. It also promotes dedicated learning support, learning enrichment and wellbeing teams, and describes the principal personally meeting each enrolling family. Community materials emphasise inclusion, wellbeing and whole-child development.
Often praised
- beach/water sport programs
- cultural diversity and inclusion
- dedicated wellbeing and learning 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Manly | Catholic primary | 0.5 km | 1,159 | 330 |
| Headland Montessori ELC | Manly | Independent primary | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Farmhouse Montessori School, North Head | Manly | Independent primary | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Manly West Public School | Balgowlah | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,147 | 761 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | Freshwater | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,134 | 163 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School | Manly Vale | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,122 | 141 |
| St Paul's Catholic College Junior Campus | Balgowlah | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,168 | 232 |
| Balgowlah Heights Public SchoolOC | Balgowlah | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,177 | 651 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Street Public School | Balmain East | Public primary · K-6 | 95 | 1,151 |
| Epping Heights Public School | Epping | Public primary · K-6 | 396 | 1,152 |
| Excelsior Public School | Castle Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 561 | 1,150 |
| Gordon West Public School | Pymble | Public primary · K-6 | 424 | 1,150 |
| Killarney Heights Public School | Killarney Heights | Public primary · K-6 | 661 | 1,150 |
| Oakhill Drive Public School | Castle Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 756 | 1,152 |
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.