Waterfall Public School
McKell Ave, Waterfall NSW 2233
Waterfall Public School is a government primary school in Waterfall, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 17 students. Its ICSEA is 1,031, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 17.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages. Waterfall Public School is a small K-6 government primary set in bushland beside the Royal National Park. It offers outdoor and environmental education, a Learning on Country Aboriginal education partnership, a high potential and gifted program, extension activities and interschool competitions. Families describe a close-knit, supportive community, with onsite allied health support and before and after school care.
Often praised
- Royal National Park bushland setting
- Small classes, close-knit community
- Learning on Country 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 Waterfall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helensburgh Public School | Helensburgh | Public primary | 5.2 km | 1,057 | 460 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Helensburgh | Catholic primary | 5.5 km | 1,071 | 184 |
| Heathcote Public School | Heathcote | Public primary | 5.7 km | 1,056 | 273 |
| Heathcote East Public School | Heathcote | Public primary | 6.6 km | 1,072 | 106 |
| Otford Public School | Otford | Public primary | 8.3 km | 1,104 | 48 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School | Engadine | Catholic primary | 8.3 km | 1,094 | 772 |
| Engadine Public School | Engadine | Public primary | 8.4 km | 1,059 | 411 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School | Engadine | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.6 km | 1,108 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Park Public School | Douglas Park | Public primary · K-6 | 145 | 1,031 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School | Queanbeyan | Public primary · P-6 | 280 | 1,031 |
| Rous Public School | Alstonville | Public primary · K-6 | 85 | 1,031 |
| Towradgi Public School | Fairy Meadow | Public primary · K-6 | 134 | 1,031 |
| Austral Public School | Austral | Public primary · K-6 | 846 | 1,032 |
| Banksmeadow Public School | Botany | Public primary · P-6 | 268 | 1,032 |
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.