Tacking Point Public School
Bangalay Drive, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Tacking Point Public School is a government primary school in Port Macquarie, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 594 students. Its ICSEA is 1,054, 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 594.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website. Tacking Point Public School is a government primary school in the Lighthouse Beach area of Port Macquarie, with around 600 students. It is known for a strong performing arts program, with several choirs, a large school band and drama and dance groups. It also offers STEM learning, literacy and numeracy programs, gifted education options and a sport program. The school describes a close-knit community and has an active P&C.
Often praised
- Strong performing arts program
- STEM Action School designation
- Active sport pathways to state level
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 Tacking Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings Public School | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,019 | 526 |
| Port Macquarie Adventist School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,011 | 91 |
| St Peter's Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary | 3.7 km | 1,075 | 534 |
| Port Macquarie Steiner School | Port Macquarie | Independent primary | 4.4 km | 1,051 | 69 |
| St Agnes' Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary | 4.4 km | 1,029 | 553 |
| St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,116 | 1,221 |
| Port Macquarie Public SchoolOC | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 4.8 km | 932 | 451 |
| North East Public School of Distance Education | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 4.9 km | 979 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellys Plains Public School | Armidale | Public primary · K-6 | 27 | 1,054 |
| Mount Hunter Public School | Camden | Public primary · K-6 | 32 | 1,054 |
| Woronora River Public School | Woronora | Public primary · K-6 | 70 | 1,054 |
| Glenorie Public School | Glenorie | Public primary · K-6 | 283 | 1,055 |
| Leura Public School | Leura | Public primary · K-6 | 199 | 1,055 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School | Maroubra | Public primary · K-6 | 269 | 1,055 |
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.