Tea Gardens Public School
25 Witt St, Tea Gardens NSW 2324
Tea Gardens Public School is a government primary school in Tea Gardens, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 130 students. Its ICSEA is 934, 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 130.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Department of Education pages. Tea Gardens Public School is a K-6 government primary serving Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest and surrounding areas. It describes an inclusive, supportive environment with learning and wellbeing staff, plus opportunities in academics, arts, sport and leadership. Features include a rainforest area, native gardens, a student vegetable patch, a long-running student parliament, bands, and an active P&C that runs the canteen.
Often praised
- Inclusive, supportive school culture
- Rainforest and native garden grounds
- Long-running student parliament and bands
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 Tea Gardens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Primary School | Nelson Bay | Catholic primary | 6.5 km | 1,040 | 269 |
| Shoal Bay Public School | Shoal Bay | Public primary | 7.0 km | 962 | 237 |
| Tomaree Public School | Salamander Bay | Public primary | 8.8 km | 981 | 310 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.0 km | 1,072 | 821 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa | Salamander Bay | Independent primary | 9.2 km | 763 | 30 |
| Edmondson Park College | Edmondson Park | Independent primary | 9.2 km | — | — |
| Soldiers Point Public SchoolOC | Soldiers Point | Public primary | 9.8 km | 992 | 267 |
| Anna Bay Public School | Anna Bay | Public primary | 13.6 km | 962 | 309 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenton Public School | Argenton | Public primary · K-6 | 46 | 934 |
| Bossley Park Public School | Bossley Park | Public primary · K-6 | 265 | 934 |
| Fingal Head Public School | Fingal Head | Public primary · K-6 | 33 | 934 |
| Forster Public School | Forster | Public primary · K-6 | 573 | 934 |
| Hay Public School | Hay | Public primary · K-6 | 216 | 934 |
| Lansvale Public School | Canley Vale | Public primary · P-6 | 524 | 934 |
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.