Swansea Public School
Rawson St, Swansea NSW 2263
Swansea Public School is a government primary school in Swansea, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 199 students. Its ICSEA is 923, 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 199.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's website and NSW education pages. Swansea Public School is a government K-6 primary school beside Swansea Channel in the Lake Macquarie area, founded in 1875. It describes a restorative, collaborative learning culture with explicit teaching and personalised wellbeing support. It runs the Inspire program for high-potential and gifted students, and has a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework. It also has an active Parents and Citizens Association.
Often praised
- Inspire high-potential learning program
- Restorative, supportive school culture
- Active parent and community partnerships
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 Swansea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Flat Public School | Pelican | Public primary | 1.5 km | 981 | 94 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Swansea | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,041 | 165 |
| Caves Beach Public School | Caves Beach | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,019 | 349 |
| Blacksmiths Public School | Blacksmiths | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,004 | 103 |
| Marks Point Public School | Marks Point | Public primary | 3.2 km | 935 | 141 |
| Wangi Wangi Public School | Wangi Wangi | Public primary | 5.1 km | 987 | 181 |
| Coal Point Public School | Coal Point | Public primary | 5.4 km | 1,065 | 245 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | Belmont | Catholic primary | 5.7 km | 1,048 | 124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballimore Public School | Ballimore | Public primary · K-6 | 13 | 923 |
| Cundletown Public School | Cundletown | Public primary · K-6 | 265 | 923 |
| Granville East Public School | Granville | Public primary · K-6 | 259 | 923 |
| Jesmond Public School | Jesmond | Public primary · K-6 | 216 | 923 |
| Louth Public School | Louth | Public primary · K-6 | 8 | 923 |
| Sandon Public School | Armidale | Public primary · K-6 | 179 | 923 |
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.