South Wagga Public School
140 Edward St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
South Wagga Public School is a government primary school in Wagga Wagga, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 266 students. Its ICSEA is 1,027, 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 266.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website. South Wagga Public School is a government K-6 primary that has served its Wagga Wagga community since 1892. It highlights high-potential and gifted education, a Student Parliament, and activities including choir, debating, chess, drama, dance and environmental education. The school has also won several state sporting titles. An active P&C runs the volunteer canteen, and the school describes a calm, inclusive, culturally diverse setting.
Often praised
- High potential and gifted education
- Wide range of extracurriculars
- Active P&C and calm atmosphere
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 Wagga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga Public School | Wagga Wagga | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,008 | 440 |
| Turvey Park Public School | Wagga Wagga | Public primary | 1.4 km | 944 | 283 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Wagga Wagga | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,050 | 166 |
| Henschke Primary School | Wagga Wagga | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,029 | 603 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited | Wagga Wagga | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,078 | 198 |
| Sturt Public SchoolOC | Wagga Wagga | Public primary | 2.1 km | 966 | 306 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Kooringal | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,033 | 338 |
| Mount Austin Public School | Mount Austin | Public primary | 2.3 km | 824 | 228 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milperra Public School | Milperra | Public primary · K-6 | 317 | 1,027 |
| Oran Park Public School | Oran Park | Public primary · K-6 | 1,407 | 1,027 |
| Paterson Public School | Paterson | Public primary · K-6 | 104 | 1,027 |
| Sefton Infants School | Sefton | Public primary · P-2 | 93 | 1,027 |
| Warners Bay Public School | Warners Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 340 | 1,027 |
| Arncliffe Public School | Arncliffe | Public primary · K-6 | 373 | 1,028 |
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.