Quaama Public School

48 Cobargo St, Quaama NSW 2550

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Quaama Public School is a government primary school in Quaama, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 53 students. Its ICSEA is 987, where the national average is 1000.

53students

987ICSEA · higher than 51% of NSW primary schools

5%language background other than English

2%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

4teaching staff (FTE)

Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

88.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.6 pts over 3 years

-2%enrolment change over 5 years

104FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 53.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Quaama Public School is a small, community-focused K-6 primary school in a rural village on the Far South Coast, founded in 1877. It runs multi-age classes and emphasises literacy, numeracy, technology, the performing arts and sport. The school describes a calm, caring environment with personalised learning support, spacious grounds and a parent-maintained orchard.

Often praised

Small, close-knit school community
Strong literacy and arts focus
Spacious grounds with orchard

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 Quaama 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
Cobargo Public School	Cobargo	Public primary	8.7 km	941	77
Bermagui Public School	Bermagui	Public primary	18.2 km	944	165
Tanja Public School	Tanja	Public primary	21.8 km	1,085	6
Bega Valley Public School	Bega	Public primary	23.0 km	917	291
Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education	Bega	Independent primary	23.2 km	1,056	176
St Patrick's Primary School	Bega	Catholic primary	24.0 km	977	175
Central Tilba Public School	Central Tilba	Public primary	24.6 km	1,026	55
Thomas More Christian Montessori School	Bega	Independent primary	24.9 km	1,033	26

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
Bradbury Public SchoolOC	Bradbury	Public primary · K-6	704	987
Carroll Public School	Carroll	Public primary · K-6	46	987
Comleroy Road Public School	Kurrajong	Public primary · K-6	144	987
Crescent Head Public School	Crescent Head	Public primary · K-6	167	987
Hannans Road Public School	Riverwood	Public primary · K-6	106	987
Ladysmith Public School	Ladysmith	Public primary · K-6	33	987

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.