The Entrance Public School
Oakland Ave, The Entrance NSW 2261
The Entrance Public School is a government primary school in The Entrance, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 422 students. Its ICSEA is 923, 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 422.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, The Entrance Public School is a Central Coast government primary school with a fee-free preschool and a support class for students with a moderate intellectual disability. It describes a knowledge-rich curriculum with explicit teaching, and offers band, choir, public speaking, debating, dance and sport. Enrichment for gifted learners is available. The school promotes an inclusive, local community, and an active P&C supports it.
Often praised
- Explicit, knowledge-rich teaching
- Broad music, debating and sport options
- Inclusive, community-focused culture
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 The Entrance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Shelly Beach | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 1,057 | 606 |
| Killarney Vale Public School | Killarney Vale | Public primary | 4.0 km | 963 | 477 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School | Killarney Vale | Public primary | 4.1 km | 931 | 420 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School | Bateau Bay | Independent primary | 4.9 km | 1,100 | 66 |
| Bateau Bay Public School | Bateau Bay | Public primary | 5.2 km | 1,029 | 614 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School | Berkeley Vale | Public primary | 5.3 km | 988 | 524 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Tumbi Umbi | Catholic primary | 5.8 km | 1,056 | 370 |
| Chittaway Bay Public School | Chittaway Bay | Public primary | 6.1 km | 992 | 479 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballimore Public School | Ballimore | Public primary · K-6 | 13 | 923 |
| Cundletown Public School | Cundletown | Public primary · K-6 | 265 | 923 |
| Granville East Public School | Granville | Public primary · K-6 | 259 | 923 |
| Jesmond Public School | Jesmond | Public primary · K-6 | 216 | 923 |
| Louth Public School | Louth | Public primary · K-6 | 8 | 923 |
| Sandon Public School | Armidale | Public primary · K-6 | 179 | 923 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.