West Wallsend Public School
Brown St, West Wallsend NSW 2286
West Wallsend Public School is a government primary school in West Wallsend, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 268 students. Its ICSEA is 950, 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 268.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from publicly available online sources. West Wallsend Public School is a government K-6 primary school, established in 1889 and housed in heritage buildings. It serves West Wallsend, Holmesville and Seahampton, with strong P&C and community links. It describes itself as friendly and inclusive, with a vision of "Excellence for All". Activities span performing arts, sport, leadership, environmental and academic pursuits. It offers early literacy and numeracy intervention as an Early Action for Success school, plus extension programs.
Often praised
- Inclusive, welcoming school culture
- Early literacy and numeracy focus
- Strong P&C and community links
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 West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Public School | Barnsley | Public primary | 3.4 km | 950 | 276 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School | Edgeworth | Public primary | 3.4 km | 969 | 305 |
| St Benedict's Primary School | Edgeworth | Catholic primary | 3.6 km | 1,037 | 357 |
| Edgeworth Public School | Edgeworth | Public primary | 4.2 km | 967 | 647 |
| Minmi Public School | Minmi | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,018 | 133 |
| Argenton Public School | Argenton | Public primary | 5.9 km | 934 | 46 |
| Holy Cross Primary School | Glendale | Catholic primary | 6.4 km | 1,036 | 153 |
| Boolaroo Public School | Boolaroo | Public primary | 6.5 km | 981 | 99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park Public School | East Lismore | Public primary · K-6 | 102 | 950 |
| Barnsley Public School | Barnsley | Public primary · K-6 | 276 | 950 |
| Bedgerabong Public School | Bedgerabong | Public primary · K-6 | 31 | 950 |
| Cabramatta Public School | Cabramatta | Public primary · K-6 | 435 | 950 |
| Cabramatta West Public School | Cabramatta | Public primary · K-6 | 477 | 950 |
| Chester Hill North Public School | Chester Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 400 | 950 |
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.