Nambucca Heads Public School

Ridge St, Nambucca Heads NSW 2448

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Nambucca Heads Public School is a government primary school in Nambucca Heads, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 156 students. Its ICSEA is 904, where the national average is 1000.

156students

904ICSEA · higher than 16% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

26%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

12teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.1%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.5 pts over 3 years

-42%enrolment change over 5 years

132FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 156.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories, Nambucca Heads Public School is a small K-6 government primary in the town centre with about 157 students. It has served the community for over 140 years. It stresses respect, effort and teamwork, and offers sport, creative and performing arts, public speaking and debating, student leadership, and clubs. It has an active P&C and an Aboriginal Parent Group.

Often praised

Strong community and cultural connections
Broad sport, arts and debating opportunities
Inclusive, supportive learning environment

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
Frank Partridge VC Public School	Nambucca Heads	Public primary	1.9 km	886	217
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School	Nambucca Heads	Independent k–12 / combined	2.1 km	1,042	555
Macksville Public School	Macksville	Public primary	11.2 km	925	284
Scotts Head Public School	Scotts Head	Public primary	12.1 km	1,014	73
St Patrick's Primary School	Macksville	Catholic primary	14.1 km	1,002	244
Bowraville Central School	Bowraville	Public k–12 / combined	14.6 km	861	206
St Mary's Primary School	Bowraville	Catholic primary	14.9 km	827	48
Tallowood Steiner School	Bowraville	Independent k–12 / combined	15.1 km	989	94

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
Copmanhurst Public School	Copmanhurst	Public primary · K-6	66	904
Hebersham Public School	Hebersham	Public primary · K-6	515	904
Nowra Public School	Nowra	Public primary · K-6	517	904
Quirindi Public School	Quirindi	Public primary · K-6	277	904
Salt Ash Public School	Salt Ash	Public primary · K-6	142	904
Stratford Public School	Stratford	Public primary · K-6	15	904

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.