Tanja Public School
Barrabooka Rd, Tanja NSW 2550
Tanja Public School is a government primary school in Tanja, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 6 students. Its ICSEA is 1,085, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 6.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources. Tanja Public School is a small coastal K-6 school on the NSW Far South Coast, beside Mimosa Rocks National Park, and has served its community since 1878. Multi-grade classes, outdoor and environmental learning, and creative and performing arts are part of its stated approach. The school also describes a strong literacy and numeracy focus, individual learning plans developed with families, and close ties with local artisans.
Often praised
- Small, caring multi-grade classes
- Outdoor and environmental learning
- Strong community connections
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: high. 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 Tanja 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tathra Public School | Tathra | Public primary | 10.3 km | 1,048 | 171 |
| Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Bega | Independent primary | 12.0 km | 1,056 | 176 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Bega | Catholic primary | 12.5 km | 977 | 175 |
| Bega Valley Public School | Bega | Public primary | 12.6 km | 917 | 291 |
| Thomas More Christian Montessori School | Bega | Independent primary | 12.9 km | 1,033 | 26 |
| Sapphire Coast Anglican College | Bega | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.9 km | 1,057 | 454 |
| Quaama Public School | Quaama | Public primary | 21.8 km | 987 | 53 |
| Bermagui Public School | Bermagui | Public primary | 25.6 km | 944 | 165 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berowra Public School | Berowra | Public primary · K-6 | 272 | 1,085 |
| Pagewood Public School | Botany | Public primary · K-6 | 207 | 1,085 |
| Tharawal Public School | Menai | Public primary · K-6 | 328 | 1,085 |
| Caringbah North Public SchoolOC | Caringbah | Public primary · K-6 | 538 | 1,086 |
| Eureka Public School | Eureka | Public primary · K-6 | 32 | 1,084 |
| Laguna Street Public School | Caringbah | Public primary · K-6 | 440 | 1,084 |
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.