Tamworth Public School
Napier St, Tamworth NSW 2340
Tamworth Public School is a government primary school in Tamworth, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 891 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 997, 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 891.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website, Tamworth Public School is a large K-6 comprehensive co-educational government primary. It is described as the oldest school in Tamworth, founded in 1855. It promotes the values of care, courtesy and consideration, and an inclusive, welcoming community. Offerings include extra-curricular activities, leadership initiatives, a gifted education program called Inspire, opportunity classes for high-potential learners, and additional learning support co-designed with families.
Often praised
- Long-established Tamworth school
- Gifted and opportunity class programs
- Inclusive, welcoming 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 Tamworth Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Opportunity class
Tamworth Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas' Primary School | Tamworth | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,042 | 586 |
| Tamworth West Public School | West Tamworth | Public primary | 1.6 km | 908 | 370 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | West Tamworth | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,003 | 185 |
| Tamworth South Public SchoolOC | Tamworth | Public primary | 3.2 km | 828 | 477 |
| St Edward's Primary School, Robert Street campus | South Tamworth | Catholic primary | 3.4 km | — | — |
| St Edward's Primary School | South Tamworth | Catholic primary | 3.4 km | 956 | 525 |
| Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Hillvue Public School | Tamworth | Public primary | 4.7 km | 761 | 449 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilambil Public School | Bilambil | Public primary · K-6 | 314 | 997 |
| Gum Flat Public School | Gum Flat | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 997 |
| North Haven Public School | North Haven | Public primary · K-6 | 232 | 997 |
| Nuwarra Public School | Moorebank | Public primary · K-6 | 508 | 997 |
| Queanbeyan Public School | Queanbeyan | Public primary · K-6 | 361 | 997 |
| Walters Road Public School | Blacktown | Public primary · K-6 | 523 | 997 |
About this data
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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.