Wallsend Public School

26 Martindale Street, Wallsend NSW 2287

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Wallsend Public School is a government primary school in Wallsend, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 252 students. Its ICSEA is 965, where the national average is 1000.

252students

965ICSEA · higher than 40% of NSW primary schools

26%language background other than English

18%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

16teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.9 pts over 3 years

-2%enrolment change over 5 years

102FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 252.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Wallsend Public School is a K-6 government primary school that describes itself as an inclusive, dynamic community. It offers performing arts (music, drama, band and choir), dance, gymnastics, sport, and enrichment and support programs. It also runs an inclusive Yidaki group and a Wrigglers school-readiness program. Its P&C supports before and after school care.

Often praised

Inclusive, family-focused community
Strong performing arts and dance
Yidaki group and readiness 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 Wallsend 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
Elermore Vale Public School	Wallsend	Public primary	0.9 km	996	290
St Patrick's Primary School	Wallsend	Catholic primary	1.1 km	1,076	323
Plattsburg Public School	Wallsend	Public primary	1.3 km	910	195
Wallsend South Public School	Wallsend	Public primary	1.4 km	1,083	583
Jesmond Public School	Jesmond	Public primary	2.3 km	923	216
Newcastle Waldorf School	Glendale	Independent k–12 / combined	2.3 km	1,072	237
Heaton Public School	Jesmond	Public primary	2.4 km	955	162
Macquarie College	Wallsend	Independent k–12 / combined	2.4 km	1,110	1,060

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
Bankstown Public School	Bankstown	Public primary · K-6	736	965
Cambridge Gardens Public School	Cambridge Park	Public primary · K-6	341	965
Chullora Public School	Greenacre	Public primary · K-6	430	965
Grenfell Public School	Grenfell	Public primary · K-6	173	965
Lochinvar Public School	Lochinvar	Public primary · K-6	194	965
Moulamein Public School	Moulamein	Public primary · K-6	61	965

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.