Tomaree Public School
Salamander Way, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
Tomaree Public School is a government primary school in Salamander Bay, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 310 students. Its ICSEA is 981, 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 310.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, Tomaree Public School is a comprehensive, co-educational government primary school in Salamander Bay serving Kindergarten to Year 6. It describes an inclusive learning community built on the values of respect, responsibility and personal best, with explicit teaching in literacy and numeracy and a focus on student wellbeing. It also highlights High Potential and Gifted Education opportunities and a Year 6 student leadership program.
Often praised
- Inclusive, wellbeing-focused culture
- High Potential and Gifted Education focus
- Year 6 student leadership program
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 Tomaree 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 Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,072 | 821 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa | Salamander Bay | Independent primary | 0.4 km | 763 | 30 |
| Edmondson Park College | Edmondson Park | Independent primary | 0.4 km | — | — |
| St Michael's Primary School | Nelson Bay | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,040 | 269 |
| Anna Bay Public School | Anna Bay | Public primary | 4.8 km | 962 | 309 |
| Soldiers Point Public SchoolOC | Soldiers Point | Public primary | 5.4 km | 992 | 267 |
| Shoal Bay Public School | Shoal Bay | Public primary | 5.8 km | 962 | 237 |
| Tea Gardens Public School | Tea Gardens | Public primary | 8.8 km | 934 | 130 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boolaroo Public School | Boolaroo | Public primary · K-6 | 99 | 981 |
| Currans Hill Public School | Currans Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 545 | 981 |
| Marayong Public School | Blacktown | Public primary · P-6 | 557 | 981 |
| Pelican Flat Public School | Pelican | Public primary · K-6 | 94 | 981 |
| Plumpton Public School | Plumpton | Public primary · K-6 | 504 | 981 |
| The Grange Public School | Minto | Public primary · K-6 | 282 | 981 |
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.