Primbee Public School
43 Illowra Cres, Primbee NSW 2502
Primbee Public School is a government primary school in Primbee, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 88 students. Its ICSEA is 943, 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 88.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website. Primbee Public School is a small K-6 government school between the ocean and Lake Illawarra, established in 1938. It describes itself as a small school with a big heart, with small classes and a wellbeing team. Its programs stress literacy, numeracy, sustainability and intercultural understanding. Parents are invited to take part, and a parent portal handles payments, attendance and interview bookings.
Often praised
- Small, caring school community
- Strong parent involvement
- Sustainability and literacy 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: 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 Primbee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemblawarra Public School | Port Kembla | Public primary | 1.7 km | 892 | 153 |
| Lake Heights Public School | Lake Heights | Public primary | 1.8 km | 941 | 147 |
| Warrawong Public School | Warrawong | Public primary | 2.3 km | 891 | 276 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Warrawong | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,013 | 149 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Port Kembla | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,058 | 177 |
| Berkeley Public School | Berkeley | Public primary | 3.3 km | 926 | 259 |
| Port Kembla Public School | Port Kembla | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,014 | 278 |
| Cringila Public School | Cringila | Public primary | 3.5 km | 936 | 163 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cootamundra Public School | Cootamundra | Public primary · K-6 | 214 | 943 |
| Greenwell Point Public School | Greenwell Point | Public primary · K-6 | 106 | 943 |
| Guildford Public School | Guildford | Public primary · K-6 | 623 | 943 |
| Harwood Island Public School | Harwood | Public primary · K-6 | 34 | 943 |
| Mathoura Public School | Mathoura | Public primary · K-6 | 52 | 943 |
| Moruya Public School | Moruya | Public primary · K-6 | 326 | 943 |
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.