Soldiers Point Public School

Cromarty Rd, Soldiers Point NSW 2317

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Soldiers Point Public School is a government primary school in Soldiers Point, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 267 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 992, where the national average is 1000.

267students

992ICSEA · higher than 54% of NSW primary schools

10%language background other than English

12%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

16teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.5 pts over 3 years

-12%enrolment change over 5 years

99FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 267.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Government pages, Soldiers Point Public School has served the Port Stephens community since 1947. It teaches Kindergarten to Year 6 with about eleven classes, including an Opportunity Class for Years 5 and 6. The school describes a curriculum that combines traditional learning with modern technology and hands-on experiences. It aims for an inclusive, respectful community and works with families through regular communication and events.

Often praised

Opportunity Class for Years 5-6
Inclusive, welcoming school community
Enrichment and hands-on learning

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 Soldiers Point Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Soldiers Point Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens	Salamander Bay	Independent k–12 / combined	5.2 km	1,072	821
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa	Salamander Bay	Independent primary	5.3 km	763	30
Edmondson Park College	Edmondson Park	Independent primary	5.3 km	—	—
Tomaree Public School	Salamander Bay	Public primary	5.4 km	981	310
Tanilba Bay Public School	Tanilba Bay	Public primary	6.0 km	901	354
St Michael's Primary School	Nelson Bay	Catholic primary	6.7 km	1,040	269
Anna Bay Public School	Anna Bay	Public primary	7.7 km	962	309
Bobs Farm Public School	Bobs Farm	Public primary	8.1 km	979	30

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 West Public School	Bankstown	Public primary · K-6	317	992
Banora Point Public School	Banora Point	Public primary · K-6	390	992
Blacktown West Public SchoolOC	Blacktown	Public primary · K-6	443	992
Borenore Public School	Borenore	Public primary · K-6	22	992
Burringbar Public School	Burringbar	Public primary · K-6	93	992
Campbellfield Public School	Minto	Public primary · K-6	351	992

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.