Shoalhaven Heads Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales 2535 · Shoalhaven LGA
#745 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2281 of 4,908 nationally
About Shoalhaven Heads Public School
Shoalhaven Heads Public School is a public primary school located in Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales (2535), within the Shoalhaven local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 180 students (85 girls and 95 boys).
Shoalhaven Heads Public School has an ICSEA value of 1021, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (11.8 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Shoalhaven Heads Public School scores 55.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 745th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 24 in the Shoalhaven area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1021
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+20 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 Shoalhaven Heads Public School's 180 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Shoalhaven Heads Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Shoalhaven Heads Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Greenwell Point Public School
Greenwell Point · Government primary · K-6
106 students · ICSEA 943 · 6.1 km away
Culburra Public School
Culburra Beach · Government primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 952 · 9.1 km away
Berry Public School
Berry · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 1067 · 9.5 km away
Terara Public School
Terara · Government primary · K-6
96 students · ICSEA 1009 · 10 km away
Nowra High School
Nowra · Government high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 944 · 12 km away
Bomaderry Public School
Bomaderry · Government primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 908 · 12 km away
Nowra East Public School
Nowra East · Government primary · P-6
420 students · ICSEA 784 · 13 km away
Bomaderry High School
Bomaderry · Government high school · 7-12
707 students · ICSEA 955 · 13 km away
Nowra Christian School
Nowra · Independent combined · K-12
572 students · ICSEA 1033 · 13 km away
Nowra Anglican College
Bomaderry · Independent combined · K-12
1,152 students · ICSEA 1094 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cobbitty Public School
Cobbitty · Government primary · K-6
360 students · ICSEA 1021
Camden South Public School
Camden · Government primary · K-6
712 students · ICSEA 1021
Wooli Public School
Wooli · Government primary · K-6
29 students · ICSEA 1021
Hallidays Point Public School
Diamond Beach · Government primary · K-6
302 students · ICSEA 1021
Macdonald Valley Public School
Central Macdonald · Government primary · K-6
13 students · ICSEA 1020
Ermington West Public School
Ermington · Government primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Shoalhaven Heads Public School a public or private school?
Shoalhaven Heads Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Shoalhaven Heads Public School offer?
Shoalhaven Heads Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Shoalhaven Heads Public School?
In 2025, Shoalhaven Heads Public School had 180 enrolled students (85 girls, 95 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Shoalhaven Heads Public School?
Shoalhaven Heads Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1021. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Shoalhaven Heads Public School rank in NSW?
Shoalhaven Heads Public School ranks 745th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (55.6/100), and 2281st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Shoalhaven Heads Public School?
Shoalhaven Heads Public School has about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Shoalhaven Heads Public School each year?
In 2025, Shoalhaven Heads Public School had 31 students in Kindergarten and 17 in Year 6.
Is Shoalhaven Heads Public School co-ed?
Yes. Shoalhaven Heads Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Shoalhaven Heads Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Shoalhaven Heads 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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