Batemans Bay Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Surfside, New South Wales 2536 · Eurobodalla LGA
#1554 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4692 of 4,908 nationally
About Batemans Bay Public School
Batemans Bay Public School is a public primary school located in Surfside, New South Wales (2536), within the Eurobodalla local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 494 students (253 girls and 241 boys).
Batemans Bay Public School has an ICSEA value of 896, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 60% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 39 teachers (33.7 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Batemans Bay Public School scores 21.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1554th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (6th of 7 in the Eurobodalla area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 896
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Batemans Bay Public School's 494 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Batemans Bay Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Batemans Bay Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Batemans Bay High School
Batehaven · Government high school · 7-12
534 students · ICSEA 902 · 3.3 km away
St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay
Batehaven · Catholic primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 993 · 4.6 km away
Sunshine Bay Public School
Batehaven · Government primary · K-6
203 students · ICSEA 903 · 4.9 km away
Mogo Public School
Mogo · Government primary · K-6
27 students · ICSEA 818 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Rappville Public School
Rappville · Government primary · K-6
17 students · ICSEA 896
Aldavilla Public School
Yarravel · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 896
Goulburn Public School
Goulburn · Government primary · K-6
181 students · ICSEA 896
Parkes Public School
Parkes · Government primary · K-6
363 students · ICSEA 896
Mulyan Public School
Cowra · Government primary · K-6
336 students · ICSEA 896
Busby West Public School
Green Valley · Government primary · P-6
304 students · ICSEA 895
Frequently asked questions
Is Batemans Bay Public School a public or private school?
Batemans Bay Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Batemans Bay Public School offer?
Batemans Bay Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Batemans Bay Public School?
In 2025, Batemans Bay Public School had 494 enrolled students (253 girls, 241 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Batemans Bay Public School?
Batemans Bay Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 896. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Batemans Bay Public School rank in NSW?
Batemans Bay Public School ranks 1554th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (21.8/100), and 4692nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Batemans Bay Public School?
Batemans Bay Public School has about 14.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Batemans Bay Public School each year?
In 2025, Batemans Bay Public School had 72 students in Kindergarten and 72 in Year 6.
Is Batemans Bay Public School co-ed?
Yes. Batemans Bay Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Batemans Bay Public School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Batemans Bay Public School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Batemans Bay Public School?
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