William Bayldon Public School

Lyons Rd, Sawtell NSW 2452

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

William Bayldon Public School is a government primary school in Sawtell, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 159 students. Its ICSEA is 812, where the national average is 1000.

159students

812ICSEA · higher than 3% of NSW primary schools

5%language background other than English

54%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

18teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

84.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.3 pts over 3 years

-15%enrolment change over 5 years

177FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

4support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 159.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: William Bayldon Public School in Sawtell teaches Kindergarten to Year 6 and serves the Bongil Bongil community. Its values are Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation and Learner. The school describes inclusive education, creative and cultural enrichment, and Aboriginal education and reconciliation initiatives. It works with local preschools, partner primary schools and Toormina High School, and a learning and wellbeing support team works with families.

Often praised

Inclusive education
Aboriginal education initiatives
Local school partnerships

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: low. 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 William Bayldon 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
Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell	Toormina	Catholic primary	0.7 km	1,052	490
Toormina Public SchoolOC	Toormina	Public primary	1.2 km	922	174
Sawtell Public School	Sawtell	Public primary	1.7 km	1,003	293
Coffs Harbour Bible Church School	Toormina	Independent k–12 / combined	2.6 km	1,021	37
Coffs Harbour Christian Community School	Bonville	Independent k–12 / combined	2.8 km	1,037	1,008
Boambee Public School	Boambee	Public primary	3.3 km	996	383
Bonville Public School	Bonville	Public primary	4.9 km	979	121
Bishop Druitt College	Coffs Harbour	Independent k–12 / combined	6.1 km	1,109	1,351

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
Bowen Public School	Orange	Public primary · K-6	217	811
Sandy Hollow Public School	Sandy Hollow	Public primary · K-6	23	814
Wadangali Public School	Penrith	Public primary · P-6	166	810
Gilgandra Public School	Gilgandra	Public primary · K-6	198	815
Urana Public School	Urana	Public primary · K-6	9	816
Wellington Public School	Wellington	Public primary · P-6	405	816

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.