Gwynneville Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gwynneville, New South Wales 2500 · Wollongong LGA
#415 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1267 of 4,908 nationally
About Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville Public School is a public primary school located in Gwynneville, New South Wales (2500), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 271 students (131 girls and 140 boys).
Gwynneville Public School has an ICSEA value of 1065, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (15.7 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Gwynneville Public School scores 67.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 415th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (13th of 58 in the Wollongong 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%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+8% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+29 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 Gwynneville Public School's 271 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Gwynneville Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gwynneville Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Gwynneville · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1083 · 288 m away
Keiraville Public School
Keiraville · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1103 · 651 m away
Illawarra Hospital School
Wollongong · Government special
· 939 m away
Para Meadows School
North Wollongong · Government special · U
113 students · ICSEA 945 · 1.1 km away
Wollongong West Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
243 students · ICSEA 991 · 1.1 km away
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mangerton · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.2 km away
The Illawarra Grammar School
Wollongong West · Independent combined · K-12
970 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.4 km away
Keira High School
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
723 students · ICSEA 984 · 1.4 km away
Smiths Hill High School
Wollongong · Government high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.5 km away
Edmund Rice College
West Wollongong · Independent high school · 7-12
1,054 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.5 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
Biddabah Public School
Warners Bay · Government primary · K-6
348 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 Gwynneville Public School a public or private school?
Gwynneville Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Gwynneville Public School offer?
Gwynneville Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Gwynneville Public School?
In 2025, Gwynneville Public School had 271 enrolled students (131 girls, 140 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Gwynneville Public School?
Gwynneville 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 Gwynneville Public School rank in NSW?
Gwynneville Public School ranks 415th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.3/100), and 1267th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Gwynneville Public School?
Gwynneville Public School has about 17.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Gwynneville Public School each year?
In 2025, Gwynneville Public School had 38 students in Kindergarten and 36 in Year 6.
Is Gwynneville Public School co-ed?
Yes. Gwynneville Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gwynneville Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Gwynneville 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 Gwynneville Public School?
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