Plattsburg Public School

1 Ranclaud St, Wallsend NSW 2287

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Plattsburg Public School is a government primary school in Wallsend, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 195 students. Its ICSEA is 910, where the national average is 1000.

195students

910ICSEA · higher than 18% of NSW primary schools

29%language background other than English

23%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

14teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.7 pts over 3 years

-14%enrolment change over 5 years

134FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 195.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website. Plattsburg Public School is a government K-6 primary in Wallsend with a long history of serving the local community. It describes personalised learning, explicit teaching and high expectations, with learning and wellbeing support teams working alongside families. The school offers creative and performing arts, technology access, and an AFL Kickstart program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and it has an active P&C.

Often praised

Personalised, inclusive learning approach
Welcoming, connected family community
Aboriginal cultural and sport 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 Plattsburg 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
St Patrick's Primary School	Wallsend	Catholic primary	0.6 km	1,076	323
Wallsend Public School	Wallsend	Public primary	1.3 km	965	252
Maryland Public SchoolOC	Maryland	Public primary	1.9 km	996	368
Elermore Vale Public School	Wallsend	Public primary	2.1 km	996	290
Heaton Public School	Jesmond	Public primary	2.4 km	955	162
Our Lady of Victories Primary School	Shortland	Catholic primary	2.5 km	1,025	130
Jesmond Public School	Jesmond	Public primary	2.6 km	923	216
Wallsend South Public School	Wallsend	Public primary	2.7 km	1,083	583

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
Mount Pleasant Public School	Singleton	Public primary · K-6	56	910
Taree West Public School	Taree	Public primary · K-6	409	910
Toronto Public School	Toronto	Public primary · K-6	201	910
Dubbo South Public School	Dubbo	Public primary · K-6	570	911
Luddenham Public School	Luddenham	Public primary · K-6	35	911
Manifold Public School	Bentley	Public primary · K-6	17	911

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.