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Maroubra Bay Public School

Duncan St, Maroubra NSW 2035

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Maroubra Bay Public School is a government primary school in Maroubra, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 269 students. Its ICSEA is 1,055, where the national average is 1000.

269students
1,055ICSEA · higher than 75% of NSW primary schools
40%language background other than English
11%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
16teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.6%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.5 pts over 3 years
-32%enrolment change over 5 years
69FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's public website and online listings, Maroubra Bay Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Maroubra, established in 1923 and marking its centenary in 2023. It has around 310 students and describes a focus on STEM and creative arts, extension activities for high-potential learners, and support for students with additional needs, including EAL/D and in-class learning support officers. The school highlights wellbeing programs and an inclusive, multicultural community, with events like Harmony Day and a long-running creative arts and ballroom dancing tradition.

Often praised

  • creative arts and dance programs
  • inclusive, multicultural community
  • wellbeing support programs

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 Maroubra Bay 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
St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolMaroubraCatholic primary0.4 km1,109388
St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolMaroubra JunctionCatholic primary1.0 km1,126187
South Coogee Public SchoolSouth CoogeePublic primary1.2 km1,095376
St Spyridon CollegeMaroubraIndependent k–12 / combined1.5 km1,093785
Maroubra Junction Public SchoolOCMaroubraPublic primary1.5 km1,128484
Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of SydneyMaroubra JunctionIndependent k–12 / combined1.8 km1,1731,129
Mount Sinai CollegeMaroubraIndependent primary1.8 km1,097267
Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public SchoolMatravillePublic primary1.9 km934114

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
Glenorie Public SchoolGlenoriePublic primary · K-62831,055
Leura Public SchoolLeuraPublic primary · K-61991,055
Newbridge Heights Public SchoolOCChipping NortonPublic primary · K-64401,055
Clunes Public SchoolClunesPublic primary · K-6861,056
Heathcote Public SchoolHeathcotePublic primary · K-62731,056
Kellys Plains Public SchoolArmidalePublic primary · K-6271,054

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.