Terranora Public School
650 Terranora Rd, Terranora NSW 2486
Terranora Public School is a government primary school in Terranora, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 286 students. Its ICSEA is 1,023, 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 286.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and NSW education pages. Terranora Public School is a small government primary school of roughly 260 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. It describes an inclusive, caring community where children are known, with explicit teaching and learning and wellbeing support. Students take part in sport, music, dance, leadership and cultural programs, and the school runs a Kindergarten transition program and works closely with families.
Often praised
- Small, caring school community
- Kindergarten transition program
- Sport, music and dance programs
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 Terranora 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School | Terranora | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,117 | 2,008 |
| Bilambil Public School | Bilambil | Public primary | 3.5 km | 997 | 314 |
| Centaur Public School | Banora Point | Public primary | 3.8 km | 975 | 424 |
| Banora Point Public School | Banora Point | Public primary | 4.8 km | 992 | 390 |
| St James' Primary School | Banora Point | Catholic primary | 4.9 km | 1,068 | 406 |
| Tumbulgum Public School | Tumbulgum | Public primary | 5.1 km | 941 | 19 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | 1,027 | 999 |
| Pacific Online Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth Public School | Morpeth | Public primary · K-6 | 262 | 1,023 |
| Nords Wharf Public School | Nords Wharf | Public primary · K-6 | 180 | 1,023 |
| Peakhurst West Public School | Peakhurst | Public primary · K-6 | 291 | 1,023 |
| St Johns Park Public SchoolOC | St Johns Park | Public primary · P-6 | 673 | 1,023 |
| Ermington West Public School | Ermington | Public primary · K-6 | 104 | 1,022 |
| Gunning Public School | Gunning | Public primary · K-6 | 125 | 1,024 |
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.