Shellharbour Public School
Mary St, Shellharbour NSW 2529
Shellharbour Public School is a government primary school in Shellharbour, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 368 students. Its ICSEA is 999, 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 368.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website. Shellharbour Public School is a coeducational government primary school for Kindergarten to Year 6, and has served the Shellharbour community for over 160 years. It describes itself as friendly and inclusive. The curriculum focuses on English, Mathematics and Science, alongside creative and performing arts and PDHPE, plus extracurricular programs. Learning and wellbeing teams work with families, and an active P&C encourages parent involvement.
Often praised
- Long-standing community connection
- Friendly, inclusive environment
- Active parent and community involvement
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 Shellharbour 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School | Shellharbour | Catholic primary | 0.5 km | 1,050 | 405 |
| Amity College Illawarra Campus | Shellharbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | — | — |
| Flinders Public School | Flinders | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,004 | 518 |
| Shell Cove Public School | Shell Cove | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,049 | 463 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,099 | 981 |
| Warilla Public School | Warilla | Public primary | 2.6 km | 937 | 279 |
| Barrack Heights Public School | Barrack Heights | Public primary | 2.8 km | 873 | 192 |
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School | Shellharbour City | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 1,052 | 413 |
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 South Infants School | Bankstown | Public primary · P-2 | 141 | 999 |
| Lakemba Public School | Wiley Park | Public primary · K-6 | 428 | 999 |
| North Wagga Public School | Wagga Wagga | Public primary · K-6 | 181 | 999 |
| Revesby Public School | Revesby | Public primary · K-6 | 303 | 999 |
| Bellingen Public School | Bellingen | Public primary · K-6 | 219 | 998 |
| Cardiff Public School | Cardiff | Public primary · K-6 | 283 | 1,000 |
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.