Curl Curl North Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025North Curl Curl, New South Wales 2099 · Northern Beaches LGA
#330 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1090 of 4,908 nationally
About Curl Curl North Public School
Curl Curl North Public School is a public primary school located in North Curl Curl, New South Wales (2099), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 699 students (333 girls and 366 boys).
Curl Curl North Public School has an ICSEA value of 1116, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 47% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (37.7 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Curl Curl North Public School scores 69.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 330th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (28th of 45 in the Northern Beaches area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1116
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)47% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Curl Curl North Public School's 699 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Curl Curl North Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Curl Curl North Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Luke's Grammar School
Dee Why · Independent combined · K-12
1,481 students · ICSEA 1178 · 733 m away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
North Curl Curl · Government high school · 7-12
766 students · ICSEA 1217 · 778 m away
Harbord Public School
Freshwater · Government primary · K-6
881 students · ICSEA 1137 · 950 m away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
Freshwater · Government high school · 11-12
647 students · ICSEA 1098 · 969 m away
Stewart House School
Curl Curl · Government special
· 1.0 km away
St Kevin's Catholic Primary School
Dee Why · Catholic primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 1085 · 1.1 km away
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.3 km away
St Augustine's College Sydney
Brookvale · Independent combined · 5-12
1,580 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.7 km away
Brookvale Public School
Brookvale · Government primary · K-6
306 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.7 km away
Dee Why Public School
Dee Why · Government primary · K-6
478 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Kegworth Public School
Leichhardt · Government primary · P-6
252 students · ICSEA 1117
Ermington Public School
West Ryde · Government primary · K-6
472 students · ICSEA 1117
West Ryde Public School
West Ryde · Government primary · K-6
512 students · ICSEA 1117
Ryde East Public School
North Ryde · Government primary · K-6
347 students · ICSEA 1115
Westmead Public School
Westmead · Government primary · K-6
717 students · ICSEA 1117
The Junction Public School
Merewether · Government primary · K-6
450 students · ICSEA 1115
Frequently asked questions
Is Curl Curl North Public School a public or private school?
Curl Curl North Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Curl Curl North Public School offer?
Curl Curl North Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Curl Curl North Public School?
In 2025, Curl Curl North Public School had 699 enrolled students (333 girls, 366 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Curl Curl North Public School?
Curl Curl North Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1116. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Curl Curl North Public School rank in NSW?
Curl Curl North Public School ranks 330th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (69.1/100), and 1090th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Curl Curl North Public School?
Curl Curl North Public School has about 18.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Curl Curl North Public School each year?
In 2025, Curl Curl North Public School had 87 students in Kindergarten and 91 in Year 6.
Is Curl Curl North Public School co-ed?
Yes. Curl Curl North Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Curl Curl North Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Curl Curl North 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.
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