Scarborough Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Scarborough, New South Wales 2515 · Wollongong LGA
About Scarborough Public School
Scarborough Public School is a public primary school located in Scarborough, New South Wales (2515), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 54 students (28 girls and 26 boys).
Scarborough Public School has an ICSEA value of 1080, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 36% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Scarborough Public School scores 68.0 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1080
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)36% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-14% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-48 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 Scarborough Public School's 54 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Scarborough Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Scarborough Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Coledale Public School
Coledale · Government primary · K-6
135 students · ICSEA 1118 · 3.1 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra
Maddens Plains · Independent combined · 3-12
159 students · ICSEA 973 · 3.1 km away
Stanwell Park Public School
Stanwell Park · Government primary · K-6
150 students · ICSEA 1112 · 4.4 km away
Austinmer Public School
Austinmer · Government primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 1132 · 5.2 km away
Otford Public School
Otford · Government primary · K-6
48 students · ICSEA 1104 · 6.8 km away
Thirroul Public School
Thirroul · Government primary · K-6
367 students · ICSEA 1119 · 7.0 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Thirroul · Catholic primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 1130 · 7.0 km away
Bulli Public School
Bulli · Government primary · K-6
318 students · ICSEA 1069 · 8.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Bulli · Catholic primary · K-6
412 students · ICSEA 1121 · 8.7 km away
Bulli High School
Bulli · Government high school · 7-12
979 students · ICSEA 1058 · 8.9 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Nareena Hills Public School
Figtree · Government primary · K-6
209 students · ICSEA 1080
Jannali East Public School
Jannali · Government primary · K-6
313 students · ICSEA 1081
Loftus Public School
Loftus · Government primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 1079
Yarrawarrah Public School
Engadine · Government primary · K-6
249 students · ICSEA 1081
Mortlake Public School
Concord · Government primary · K-6
261 students · ICSEA 1081
Greystanes Public School
Greystanes · Government primary · K-6
540 students · ICSEA 1081
Frequently asked questions
Is Scarborough Public School a public or private school?
Scarborough Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Scarborough Public School offer?
Scarborough Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Scarborough Public School?
In 2025, Scarborough Public School had 54 enrolled students (28 girls, 26 boys), a change of -14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Scarborough Public School?
Scarborough Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1080. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Scarborough Public School?
Scarborough Public School has about 13.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Scarborough Public School each year?
In 2025, Scarborough Public School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is Scarborough Public School co-ed?
Yes. Scarborough Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Scarborough Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Scarborough 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 Scarborough Public School?
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