Nowra Hill Public School
Naval Air Station, Nowra NSW 2541
Nowra Hill Public School is a government primary school in Nowra, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 131 students. Its ICSEA is 986, 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 131.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Nowra Hill Public School is a small, long-established K-6 government primary in a rural setting near farmland. It describes a friendly, inclusive community under the motto "Strive to Excel". It takes part in Positive Behaviour for Learning and a small-schools network. Facilities include vegetable gardens and sports areas, and an active P&C runs the canteen and uniform shop. Families include local village, farm and Defence households.
Often praised
- Friendly, inclusive small-school community
- Active P&C and family involvement
- Rural setting with vegetable gardens
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 Nowra Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Creek Public School | Falls Creek | Public primary | 4.1 km | 921 | 59 |
| Nowra Christian School | Nowra | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,033 | 572 |
| Nowra Public School | Nowra | Public primary | 7.0 km | 904 | 517 |
| Nowra East Public School | Nowra East | Public primary | 7.0 km | 784 | 420 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Nowra | Catholic primary | 7.5 km | 994 | 537 |
| Illaroo Road Public SchoolOC | North Nowra | Public primary | 8.7 km | 992 | 451 |
| North Nowra Public School | North Nowra | Public primary | 8.9 km | 908 | 223 |
| Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.2 km | 1,094 | 1,152 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankstown North Public School | Bankstown | Public primary · K-6 | 382 | 986 |
| Caragabal Public School | Caragabal | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 986 |
| East Hills Public School | Panania | Public primary · K-6 | 130 | 986 |
| Eglinton Public School | Eglinton | Public primary · K-6 | 406 | 986 |
| Katoomba North Public School | Katoomba | Public primary · K-6 | 128 | 986 |
| Penrith Public SchoolOC | Penrith | Public primary · K-6 | 524 | 986 |
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.