Wauchope Public School

Waugh St, Wauchope NSW 2446

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Wauchope Public School is a government primary school in Wauchope, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 624 students. Its ICSEA is 900, where the national average is 1000.

624students

900ICSEA · higher than 14% of NSW primary schools

1%language background other than English

31%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

45teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.6%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.2 pts over 3 years

-6%enrolment change over 5 years

132FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 624.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Wauchope Public School is a government K-6 primary west of Port Macquarie and part of the Bago Community of Schools. It describes a caring, inclusive environment with a focus on wellbeing, student leadership, creative arts, sport, and support classes alongside an enrichment class. Its choir has performed at the Opera House. It also has an active P&C and on-site out-of-school-hours care.

Often praised

Inclusive, welcoming school culture
Strong choir and creative arts
Active parent 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 Wauchope 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 Joseph's Primary School	Wauchope	Catholic primary	0.5 km	1,011	277
Beechwood Public School	Wauchope	Public primary	5.1 km	959	184
Huntingdon Public School	Wauchope	Public primary	7.0 km	838	22
The Nature School	Port Macquarie	Independent k–12 / combined	13.7 km	1,054	171
Herons Creek Public School	Herons Creek	Public primary	13.8 km	919	25
St Columba Anglican School	Port Macquarie	Independent k–12 / combined	14.1 km	1,116	1,221
Heritage Christian School	Port Macquarie	Independent k–12 / combined	14.6 km	1,032	345
Telegraph Point Public School	Telegraph Point	Public primary	14.8 km	968	126

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
Bonnyrigg Public School	Bonnyrigg	Public primary · P-6	238	900
Doonside Public School	Doonside	Public primary · P-6	258	900
Franklin Public School	Tumut	Public primary · K-6	239	900
King Street Public School	Singleton	Public primary · K-6	433	900
Orana Heights Public School	Dubbo	Public primary · K-6	614	900
Parkview Public School	Leeton	Public primary · K-6	373	900

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.