Wollongong West Public School
Crown St West, Wollongong NSW 2500
Wollongong West Public School is a government primary school in Wollongong, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 243 students. Its ICSEA is 991, 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 243.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Wollongong West Public School is a small Kindergarten to Year 6 school describing itself as safe and caring, where every child and family is known and valued. Its website lists a school farm used for gifted education, a dance troupe, choir and band. Wellbeing supports include support dogs and sensory spaces, with extra educators in classrooms.
Often praised
- School farm program
- Support dogs and sensory spaces
- Choir, band and dance
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Therese Catholic Primary School | Mangerton | Catholic primary | 0.2 km | 1,090 | 368 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Gwynneville Public School | Gwynneville | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,065 | 271 |
| Lindsay Park Public School | Wollongong | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,068 | 334 |
| Keiraville Public School | Keiraville | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,103 | 297 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Gwynneville | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,083 | 175 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School | Wollongong | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,070 | 354 |
| Figtree Heights Public School | Figtree | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,061 | 181 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largs Public School | Largs | Public primary · K-6 | 155 | 991 |
| Laurieton Public School | Laurieton | Public primary · K-6 | 151 | 991 |
| Picton Public School | Picton | Public primary · K-6 | 307 | 991 |
| Sarah Redfern Public School | Minto | Public primary · P-6 | 311 | 991 |
| Telopea Public School | Telopea | Public primary · K-6 | 139 | 991 |
| Bankstown West Public School | Bankstown | Public primary · K-6 | 317 | 992 |
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.