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Marks Point Public School

Findon St, Marks Point NSW 2280

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Marks Point Public School is a government primary school in Marks Point, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 141 students. Its ICSEA is 935, where the national average is 1000.

141students
935ICSEA · higher than 26% of NSW primary schools
8%language background other than English
25%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
11teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.5 pts over 3 years
-5%enrolment change over 5 years
121FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Public information from the school's own website describes Marks Point Public School as a K-6 government primary school in Marks Point, part of the Galgabba Community of Schools alongside Swansea High School and its feeder primaries. The school emphasises literacy and numeracy through evidence-based teaching programs, with core values of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence. It offers extra-curricular opportunities including Star Struck, debating, public speaking, spelling bees, representative sports, gala days and guitar.

Often praised

  • Literacy and numeracy focus
  • Range of extra-curricular activities
  • Active community-of-schools involvement

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

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Marks Point 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Blacksmiths Public SchoolBlacksmithsPublic primary1.6 km1,004103
Pelican Flat Public SchoolPelicanPublic primary1.9 km98194
St Francis Xavier's Primary SchoolBelmontCatholic primary2.4 km1,048124
Swansea Public SchoolSwanseaPublic primary3.2 km923199
Belmont Public SchoolBelmontPublic primary3.2 km956257
Coal Point Public SchoolCoal PointPublic primary4.1 km1,065245
Belmont Christian CollegeBelmont NorthIndependent k–12 / combined4.1 km1,091907
St Patrick's Primary SchoolSwanseaCatholic primary4.4 km1,041165

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Canley Heights Public SchoolCanley HeightsPublic primary · P-6529935
Chertsey Primary SchoolSpringfieldPublic primary · K-6125935
Ellerston Public SchoolEllerstonPublic primary · K-611935
Goolgowi Public SchoolGoolgowiPublic primary · K-638935
Greta Public SchoolGretaPublic primary · K-6186935
Hill Top Public SchoolHill TopPublic primary · K-6120935

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.