Waitara Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wahroonga, New South Wales 2076 · Hornsby LGA
#180 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#655 of 4,908 nationally
About Waitara Public School
Waitara Public School is a public primary school located in Wahroonga, New South Wales (2076), within the Hornsby local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 972 students (457 girls and 515 boys).
Waitara Public School has an ICSEA value of 1148, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 95th percentile of Australian schools. 60% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 55 teachers (54.6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Waitara Public School scores 73.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 180th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (11th of 25 in the Hornsby area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1148
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)60% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Waitara Public School's 972 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Waitara Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Waitara Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Waitara · Catholic primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 1153 · 924 m away
Hornsby Girls High School
Hornsby · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1209 · 979 m away
St Leo's Catholic College
Wahroonga · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1113 · 993 m away
Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby · Independent special · K-8
28 students · ICSEA 984 · 1.0 km away
Barker College
Hornsby · Independent combined · K-12
2,856 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.2 km away
Prouille Catholic Primary School
Wahroonga · Catholic primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1156 · 1.3 km away
St Lucy's School
Wahroonga · Independent special · U
246 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.3 km away
Abbotsleigh
Wahroonga · Independent combined · K-12
1,634 students · ICSEA 1217 · 1.3 km away
St Edmund's College
Wahroonga · Independent special · U
112 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.5 km away
Clarke Road School
Hornsby · Government special · U
61 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Annandale North Public School
Annandale · Government primary · K-6
359 students · ICSEA 1148
Killara Public School
Killara · Government primary · K-6
273 students · ICSEA 1148
Hornsby North Public School
Hornsby · Government primary · K-6
937 students · ICSEA 1148
Dobroyd Point Public School
Haberfield · Government primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1149
Epping Public School
Epping · Government primary · K-6
790 students · ICSEA 1147
Hunters Hill Public School
Hunters Hill · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1149
Frequently asked questions
Is Waitara Public School a public or private school?
Waitara Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Waitara Public School offer?
Waitara Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Waitara Public School?
In 2025, Waitara Public School had 972 enrolled students (457 girls, 515 boys), a change of -9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Waitara Public School?
Waitara Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1148. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Waitara Public School rank in NSW?
Waitara Public School ranks 180th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (73.8/100), and 655th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Waitara Public School?
Waitara Public School has about 17.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Waitara Public School each year?
In 2025, Waitara Public School had 112 students in Kindergarten and 156 in Year 6.
Is Waitara Public School co-ed?
Yes. Waitara Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Waitara Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Waitara 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 Waitara Public School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hornsby, about 1.5 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.