Manning Gardens Public School

Mudford Street, Taree NSW 2430

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

Manning Gardens Public School is a government primary school in Taree, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 207 students. Its ICSEA is 724, where the national average is 1000.

207students

724ICSEA · higher than 1% of NSW primary schools

1%language background other than English

63%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

21teaching staff (FTE)

Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

79.4%attendance rate, 2024 · +5.7 pts over 3 years

+42%enrolment change over 5 years

199FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

4support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 207.

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own website and other public sources, Manning Gardens Public School is a government primary school in Taree serving Kindergarten to Year 6. It runs a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework built around being safe, fair and a learner, and operates a purpose-built preschool for four-year-olds rated exceeding by early childhood regulators. The school also runs five support unit classes for students with disability, alongside a canteen, sports afternoons and a parent portal app for family communication.

Often praised

inclusive support unit classes
highly rated preschool
strong family communication

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 Manning Gardens 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
St Joseph's Primary School	Taree	Catholic primary	1.6 km	952	271
Taree Public School	Taree	Public primary	2.1 km	795	83
Taree West Public School	Taree	Public primary	2.2 km	910	409
Chatham Public School	Taree	Public primary	2.3 km	837	222
MidCoast Christian College	Taree	Independent k–12 / combined	3.5 km	1,015	787
Cundletown Public School	Cundletown	Public primary	5.9 km	923	265
Manning Adventist School	Tinonee	Independent primary	5.9 km	952	32
Manning Valley Anglican College	Cundletown	Independent k–12 / combined	6.1 km	1,005	758

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
Stuart Town Public School	Stuart Town	Public primary · K-6	11	722
Wee Waa Public School	Wee Waa	Public primary · K-6	79	720
Bellbrook Public School	Bellbrook	Public primary · K-6	24	732
Tingha Public School	Tingha	Public primary · K-6	28	714
Green Hill Public School	West Kempsey	Public primary · K-6	19	712
Rosewood Public School	Rosewood	Public primary · K-6	14	739

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.