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South Coogee Public School

Moverly Rd, South Coogee NSW 2034

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

South Coogee Public School is a government primary school in South Coogee, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 376 students. Its ICSEA is 1,095, where the national average is 1000.

376students
1,095ICSEA · higher than 85% of NSW primary schools
24%language background other than English
8%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
22teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

91.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.9 pts over 3 years
-32%enrolment change over 5 years
41FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and its parent community pages. South Coogee Public School is a government K-6 primary that describes itself as a warm, inclusive community guided by respect, participation and safety. It offers High Potential and Gifted Education alongside several learning support programs, has a multicultural student body and a Defence family support mentor, and benefits from an active Parents and Citizens Association.

Often praised

  • High Potential and Gifted Education
  • Wide range of learning support
  • Active parent community

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 South Coogee 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Maroubra Bay Public SchoolMaroubraPublic primary1.2 km1,055269
Maroubra Junction Public SchoolOCMaroubraPublic primary1.4 km1,128484
Coogee Public SchoolCoogeePublic primary1.4 km1,154361
St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolMaroubra JunctionCatholic primary1.5 km1,126187
Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of SydneyMaroubra JunctionIndependent k–12 / combined1.5 km1,1731,129
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolCoogeeCatholic primary1.5 km1,159205
St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolMaroubraCatholic primary1.6 km1,109388
Mount Sinai CollegeMaroubraIndependent primary1.6 km1,097267

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Dudley Public SchoolDudleyPublic primary · K-62451,095
Meadowbank Public SchoolMeadowbankPublic primary · K-66421,095
New Lambton South Public SchoolOCNew LambtonPublic primary · K-64621,095
Northbourne Public SchoolMarsden ParkPublic primary · K-61,7111,095
Annangrove Public SchoolAnnangrovePublic primary · K-61421,096
Ashfield Public SchoolOCAshfieldPublic primary · K-64741,096

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.