Sandy Beach Public School
19 SAYE CLOSE, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
Sandy Beach Public School is a government primary school in Sandy Beach, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 336 students. Its ICSEA is 973, 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 336.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, Sandy Beach Public School is a government K-6 primary about 20 km north of Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast. It focuses on quality literacy and numeracy teaching, differentiated to individual needs, with extra-curricular options in sport, performing arts, guitar, choir and dance. A four-house system and a values framework of safe, responsible and respectful behaviour support school life, and the school reports strong parent and community involvement.
Often praised
- Strong district sporting success
- Varied performing arts activities
- Active parent and community partnership
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 Sandy Beach 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 Francis Xavier Primary School | Woolgoolga | Catholic primary | 4.5 km | 1,071 | 263 |
| Woolgoolga Public School | Woolgoolga | Public primary | 4.6 km | 965 | 349 |
| Mullaway Public School | Mullaway | Public primary | 8.4 km | 1,033 | 266 |
| Kororo Public School | Korora | Public primary | 12.4 km | 1,019 | 441 |
| Corindi Public School | Corindi Beach | Public primary | 14.7 km | 938 | 183 |
| Tyalla Public School | Coffs Harbour | Public primary | 16.1 km | 872 | 258 |
| Casuarina Steiner School | Coffs Harbour | Independent primary | 16.3 km | 1,072 | 103 |
| Karangi Public School | Karangi | Public primary | 17.3 km | 957 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canley Vale Public School | Canley Vale | Public primary · P-6 | 752 | 973 |
| Granville Public School | Granville | Public primary · P-6 | 590 | 973 |
| Green Valley Public School | Green Valley | Public primary · K-6 | 365 | 973 |
| Lismore Heights Public School | Lismore Heights | Public primary · K-6 | 203 | 973 |
| North Star Public School | North Star | Public primary · K-6 | 22 | 973 |
| Ruse Public School | Ruse | Public primary · K-6 | 483 | 973 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.