Valentine Public School
2 Tallawalla Road, Valentine NSW 2280
Valentine Public School is a government primary school in Valentine, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 510 students. Its ICSEA is 1,071, 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 510.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, including the school's website and NSW education reports. Valentine Public School is a K-6 government primary on the shores of Lake Macquarie. It describes an inclusive, family-like community with a supportive culture. It offers sport, creative and performing arts, public speaking and debating, leadership, and programs for high potential and gifted learners. Its band program, running since 1975, is recognised as one of the longer-running in the Hunter Region.
Often praised
- Long-running school band program
- Choirs, bands and performing arts
- Inclusive, family-like community
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 Valentine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floraville Public School | Belmont | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,026 | 488 |
| Eleebana Public School | Eleebana | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,105 | 506 |
| Belmont North Public School | Belmont North | Public primary | 2.9 km | 946 | 160 |
| Belmont Public School | Belmont | Public primary | 3.0 km | 956 | 257 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| Warners Bay Public School | Warners Bay | Public primary | 3.3 km | 1,027 | 340 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | Belmont | Catholic primary | 3.7 km | 1,048 | 124 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Warners Bay | Catholic primary | 3.7 km | 1,093 | 418 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley North Public School | Bexley | Public primary · K-6 | 340 | 1,071 |
| Como Public School | Como | Public primary · K-6 | 103 | 1,071 |
| Concord Public School | Concord | Public primary · K-6 | 276 | 1,071 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School | Concord West | Public primary · K-6 | 340 | 1,071 |
| Bardia Public School | Bardia | Public primary · K-6 | 953 | 1,070 |
| Dundas Public School | Dundas | Public primary · K-6 | 312 | 1,070 |
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.