North Nowra Public School
75 Judith Drive, North Nowra NSW 2541
North Nowra Public School is a government primary school in North Nowra, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 223 students. Its ICSEA is 908, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 223.
About this school, from public sources
This note draws on public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Government pages. North Nowra Public School is a coeducational government primary school (K-6) in a bushland setting. It describes its approach as "living and learning together", with an emphasis on wellbeing, literacy and numeracy. Its offerings include music, band and choir, physical education, STEM, sport and creative arts. It also lists excursions and extra-curricular activities, and it has a partnership with the local Aboriginal education community.
Often praised
- Bushland school setting
- Music, band and choir programs
- Strong wellbeing and community focus
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: high. 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 North Nowra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illaroo Road Public SchoolOC | North Nowra | Public primary | 1.2 km | 992 | 451 |
| Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,094 | 1,152 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Nowra | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 994 | 537 |
| Bomaderry Public School | Bomaderry | Public primary | 3.0 km | 908 | 406 |
| Nowra Public School | Nowra | Public primary | 3.4 km | 904 | 517 |
| Nowra East Public School | Nowra East | Public primary | 4.1 km | 784 | 420 |
| Cambewarra Public School | Cambewarra | Public primary | 4.2 km | 1,029 | 216 |
| Terara Public School | Terara | Public primary | 5.0 km | 1,009 | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attunga Public School | Attunga | Public primary · K-6 | 39 | 908 |
| Boggabri Public School | Boggabri | Public primary · K-6 | 96 | 908 |
| Bomaderry Public School | Bomaderry | Public primary · K-6 | 406 | 908 |
| Glen Alice Public School | Glen Alice | Public primary · K-6 | 6 | 908 |
| Krambach Public School | Krambach | Public primary · K-6 | 40 | 908 |
| Maclean Public School | Maclean | Public primary · K-6 | 198 | 908 |
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.