Tallong Public School
Bumballa St, Tallong NSW 2579
Tallong Public School is a government primary school in Tallong, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 61 students. Its ICSEA is 996, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 61.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and local community pages. Tallong Public School is a small government K-6 primary school in the NSW Southern Highlands, established in 1865. It has around 60 students. It offers literacy, numeracy and technology programs, and it has a specialist music teacher. Students perform in the annual Opera House and choral festival events. The school describes a friendly, inclusive community with strong family involvement, and it shares programs with nearby small schools.
Often praised
- Specialist music program
- Small, caring community
- Local small-school network
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 Tallong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marulan Public School | Marulan | Public primary | 7.1 km | 968 | 140 |
| Wingello Public School | Wingello | Public primary | 7.4 km | 1,001 | 40 |
| Bundanoon Public School | Bundanoon | Public primary | 21.0 km | 1,036 | 125 |
| Exeter Public School | Exeter | Public primary | 24.7 km | 1,030 | 123 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boambee Public School | Boambee | Public primary · K-6 | 383 | 996 |
| Broulee Public School | Broulee | Public primary · K-6 | 246 | 996 |
| Carrington Public School | Carrington | Public primary · K-6 | 110 | 996 |
| Collins Creek Public School | Collins Creek | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 996 |
| Elermore Vale Public School | Wallsend | Public primary · P-6 | 290 | 996 |
| Iluka Public School | Iluka | Public primary · K-6 | 96 | 996 |
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.