Biddabah Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Warners Bay, New South Wales 2282 · Lake Macquarie LGA
#598 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1822 of 4,908 nationally
About Biddabah Public School
Biddabah Public School is a public primary school located in Warners Bay, New South Wales (2282), within the Lake Macquarie local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 348 students (173 girls and 175 boys).
Biddabah Public School has an ICSEA value of 1065, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 21 teachers (19.0 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Biddabah Public School scores 61.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 598th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (12th of 60 in the Lake Macquarie area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1065
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Biddabah Public School's 348 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Biddabah Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Biddabah Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Warners Bay High School
Warners Bay · Government high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1056 · 1.1 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Warners Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
418 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.3 km away
Warners Bay Public School
Warners Bay · Government primary · K-6
340 students · ICSEA 1027 · 1.7 km away
Speers Point Public School
Speers Point · Government primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.0 km away
Boolaroo Public School
Boolaroo · Government primary · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.4 km away
Cardiff South Public School
Cardiff South · Government primary · P-6
298 students · ICSEA 1017 · 2.5 km away
Cardiff Public School
Cardiff · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.7 km away
Eleebana Public School
Eleebana · Government primary · K-6
506 students · ICSEA 1105 · 2.7 km away
Mount Hutton Public School
Mount Hutton · Government primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 940 · 2.8 km away
Lake Macquarie High School
Booragul · Government high school · 7-12
435 students · ICSEA 925 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Arcadia Public School
Arcadia · Government primary · K-6
60 students · ICSEA 1065
Lambton Public School
Lambton · Government primary · K-6
339 students · ICSEA 1065
Coal Point Public School
Coal Point · Government primary · K-6
245 students · ICSEA 1065
Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 1065
Brighton-Le-Sands Public School
Brighton-Le-Sands · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 1064
Carlton South Public School
Carlton · Government primary · K-6
514 students · ICSEA 1064
Frequently asked questions
Is Biddabah Public School a public or private school?
Biddabah Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Biddabah Public School offer?
Biddabah Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Biddabah Public School?
In 2025, Biddabah Public School had 348 enrolled students (173 girls, 175 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Biddabah Public School?
Biddabah Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1065. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Biddabah Public School rank in NSW?
Biddabah Public School ranks 598th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (61.2/100), and 1822nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Biddabah Public School?
Biddabah Public School has about 18.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Biddabah Public School each year?
In 2025, Biddabah Public School had 49 students in Kindergarten and 45 in Year 6.
Is Biddabah Public School co-ed?
Yes. Biddabah Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Biddabah Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Biddabah 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 Biddabah Public School?
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