Yamba Public School
39 Angourie Road, Yamba NSW 2464
Yamba Public School is a government primary school in Yamba, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 295 students. Its ICSEA is 978, 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 295.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Yamba Public School is a Kindergarten to Year 6 school in the Clarence Valley, NSW, with stated values of respect, curiosity and teamwork. Its website highlights sporting programs, gifted education initiatives, a refurbished library and sports fields, and a community-focused approach built on partnerships with families.
Often praised
- Sporting programs
- Gifted education initiatives
- Refurbished library
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 Yamba 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 James' Primary School | Yamba | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,074 | 182 |
| Iluka Public School | Iluka | Public primary | 3.9 km | 996 | 96 |
| Palmers Island Public School | Palmers Island | Public primary | 6.7 km | 944 | 56 |
| Harwood Island Public School | Harwood | Public primary | 11.0 km | 943 | 34 |
| Gulmarrad Public School | Gulmarrad | Public primary | 12.8 km | 977 | 213 |
| Chatsworth Island Public School | Chatsworth | Public primary | 13.1 km | 977 | 83 |
| Pacific Valley Christian School | Townsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.3 km | 985 | 277 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Maclean | Catholic primary | 14.8 km | 1,019 | 135 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blairmount Public School | Blairmount | Public primary · K-6 | 450 | 978 |
| Blandford Public School | Blandford | Public primary · K-6 | 10 | 978 |
| Goulburn West Public SchoolOC | Goulburn | Public primary · K-6 | 373 | 978 |
| Medlow Public School | Upper Taylors Arm | Public primary · K-6 | 33 | 978 |
| Raglan Public School | Raglan | Public primary · K-6 | 191 | 978 |
| Tyalgum Public School | Tyalgum | Public primary · K-6 | 13 | 978 |
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.