Wamberal Public School
1/13 Lea Ave, Wamberal NSW 2260
Wamberal Public School is a government primary school in Wamberal, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 475 students. Its ICSEA is 1,048, 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 475.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Department of Education pages. Wamberal Public School is a coeducational government primary school (K-6) on the NSW Central Coast, serving Wamberal, Forresters Beach and part of Tumbi Umbi. It offers the Inspire program for high-potential and gifted students, three Support Unit classes, and wellbeing programs including a school counsellor and chaplain. It describes a welcoming community that values friendship, learning and family involvement.
Often praised
- Inspire high-potential and gifted program
- Support Unit classes on site
- Welcoming, family-focused school 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 Wamberal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bateau Bay Public School | Bateau Bay | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,029 | 614 |
| Terrigal Public School | Terrigal | Public primary | 3.5 km | 1,078 | 888 |
| Erina Heights Public School | Erina Heights | Public primary | 3.7 km | 1,094 | 254 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School | Bateau Bay | Independent primary | 3.8 km | 1,100 | 66 |
| Holgate Public School | Holgate | Public primary | 3.8 km | 1,047 | 95 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School | Terrigal | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,102 | 605 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School | Killarney Vale | Public primary | 4.3 km | 931 | 420 |
| Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,155 | 1,561 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonengerry Public School | Goonengerry | Public primary · K-6 | 57 | 1,048 |
| Kingswood Public SchoolOC | Kingswood | Public primary · K-6 | 499 | 1,048 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School | Macquarie Fields | Public primary · K-6 | 828 | 1,048 |
| Tathra Public School | Tathra | Public primary · K-6 | 171 | 1,048 |
| Albury Public School | Albury | Public primary · K-6 | 637 | 1,049 |
| Blakehurst Public School | Blakehurst | Public primary · K-6 | 256 | 1,049 |
About this data
- nsw-doe-master
- acara-profile
- nsw-doe-attendance
- nsw-doe-enrolment-history
- nsw-doe-support-classes
- 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.