Tharawal Public School
Gerald Rd, Menai NSW 2234
Tharawal Public School is a government primary school in Menai, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 328 students. Its ICSEA is 1,085, 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 328.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Tharawal Public School is a government K-6 primary with about 378 students. It describes itself as grounded in respect, responsibility and kindness, and as a welcoming, inclusive community. It offers personalised learning plans built with families and wellbeing support. Events such as Book Week and an Open Day involve families, and an active P&C runs the canteen and uniform shop.
Often praised
- Welcoming, inclusive school community
- Active P&C and family involvement
- Personalised learning and wellbeing support
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 Tharawal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfords Point Public School | Alfords Point | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,037 | 165 |
| Inaburra School | Bangor | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,123 | 1,211 |
| Illawong Public School | Illawong | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,069 | 191 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Menai | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,098 | 803 |
| Bangor Public School | Bangor | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,077 | 503 |
| Menai Public School | Menai | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,036 | 154 |
| Lugarno Public School | Lugarno | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,099 | 272 |
| Woronora River Public School | Woronora | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,054 | 70 |
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 |
| Tanja Public School | Tanja | Public primary · K-6 | 6 | 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.