Mount Warrigal Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Warilla, New South Wales 2528 · Shellharbour LGA
#1511 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4590 of 4,908 nationally
About Mount Warrigal Public School
Mount Warrigal Public School is a public primary school located in Warilla, New South Wales (2528), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 185 students (81 girls and 104 boys).
Mount Warrigal Public School has an ICSEA value of 885, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 21 teachers (22.5 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Warrigal Public School scores 23.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1511th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (15th of 17 in the Shellharbour area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 885
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-10 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 Mount Warrigal Public School's 185 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Warrigal Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Warrigal Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Barrack Heights Public School
Barrack Heights · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 873 · 603 m away
Warilla Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
279 students · ICSEA 937 · 955 m away
Peterborough School
Warilla · Government special · U
115 students · ICSEA 938 · 979 m away
Warilla North Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
167 students · ICSEA 872 · 1.1 km away
Oak Flats High School
Oak Flats · Government high school · 7-12
648 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.2 km away
Balarang Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 974 · 1.4 km away
Lake Illawarra High School
Lake Illawarra · Government high school · 7-12
542 students · ICSEA 894 · 1.4 km away
Warilla High School
Barrack Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,020 students · ICSEA 968 · 1.8 km away
Nazareth Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour City · Catholic primary · K-6
413 students · ICSEA 1052 · 1.8 km away
Lake Illawarra South Public School
Lake Illawarra · Government primary · K-6
177 students · ICSEA 954 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Smithtown Public School
Smithtown · Government primary · K-6
54 students · ICSEA 885
Narrandera East Infants School
Narrandera · Government primary · K-2
25 students · ICSEA 884
Cessnock West Public School
Cessnock · Government primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 884
Central Mangrove Public School
Central Mangrove · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 886
Larnook Public School
Larnook · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 886
Frank Partridge VC Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 886
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Warrigal Public School a public or private school?
Mount Warrigal Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Mount Warrigal Public School offer?
Mount Warrigal Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Warrigal Public School?
In 2025, Mount Warrigal Public School had 185 enrolled students (81 girls, 104 boys), a change of -15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Warrigal Public School?
Mount Warrigal Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 885. 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 Mount Warrigal Public School rank in NSW?
Mount Warrigal Public School ranks 1511th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (23.6/100), and 4590th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Warrigal Public School?
Mount Warrigal Public School has about 8.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Mount Warrigal Public School each year?
In 2025, Mount Warrigal Public School had 23 students in Kindergarten and 32 in Year 6.
Is Mount Warrigal Public School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Warrigal Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Warrigal Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Warrigal 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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