Ettalong Public School
Respect. Responsibility. Ready To Learn.
About the school
Ettalong Public School prides itself on delivering outstanding quality education to the Ettalong community on the Central Coast for over 80 years. The school is situated in beautiful, well-maintained grounds adjacent to the Ettalong Beach town centre, fostering a welcoming and friendly community with strong relationships among staff, students, and parents.
Facilities and Resources
Ettalong Public School is well-resourced for learning, featuring two technology rooms and access to state-of-the-art technologies that enhance student learning. The school boasts a constantly growing library, spacious hall, canteen, and comfortable classrooms that provide flexible and innovative learning environments. In 2010, six new classrooms were constructed and two classrooms were refurbished, significantly improving the school's facilities.
Educational Programs
The school delivers quality educational programs by highly qualified and dedicated teachers, with a strong academic focus alongside various outstanding sporting and cultural activities. These flexible and innovative programmes are tailored to meet the individual learning styles and needs of students.
Students thrive in a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment guided by core values of strength, respect, and excellence. The expectations of respect, responsibility, and readiness to learn—known as the 3Rs—coupled with the school's 'strong and smart' ethos, underpin effective welfare and discipline programs. A strong emphasis is placed on resilience, social skills, anti-bullying, and student leadership. Further, the creative arts program provides opportunities in music, dance, drama, and art, nurturing the creative talents of all students. Daily physical education is provided for all students, resulting in highly successful sporting teams coached by specialist teachers.
Through its commitment to care, opportunity, and success, Ettalong Public School aims to provide every student with the best educational experience possible.
Mission
Happy, safe and respectful children; learning to the best of their abilities to become responsible citizens!
Location & Catchment Area
- Ettalong Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Woy Woy South Public School 1.5 km
- B Umina Beach Public School 2.2 km
- C Pretty Beach Public School 2.3 km
- D Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus 2.4 km
- E Woy Woy Public School 2.5 km
- F Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus 2.5 km
- G Empire Bay Public School 3.0 km
- H Brisbania Public School 4.5 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 490 (234 girls, 256 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 490
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 975 (percentile 35)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 39% / 32% / 20% / 9%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 107
- Indigenous students
- 13%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 13%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 31
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 7.8
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 |
| Year 1 | 68 |
| Year 2 | 68 |
| Year 3 | 69 |
| Year 4 | 79 |
| Year 5 | 70 |
| Year 6 | 79 |
| Total | 490 |
Year by year
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.
| Year | Enrolments | Girls | Boys | Attendance % | ICSEA | Teaching staff (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 490 | 234 | 256 | - | 975 | 31 |
| 2024 | 507 | 236 | 271 | 86.9 | 976 | 34 |
| 2023 | 518 | 241 | 277 | 89.4 | 972 | 34 |
| 2022 | 516 | 239 | 277 | 85.4 | 973 | 33.2 |
| 2021 | 536 | 252 | 284 | 90.5 | 972 | 34.3 |
| 2020 | 535 | 253 | 282 | - | 966 | 34.3 |
| 2019 | 527 | 239 | 288 | 91 | 959 | 34.4 |
| 2018 | 537 | 245 | 292 | 90.8 | 958 | 35.4 |
| 2017 | 551 | 252 | 299 | 92.9 | 955 | 34.9 |
| 2016 | 532 | 246 | 286 | 91.3 | 958 | 34.8 |
| 2015 | 543 | 257 | 286 | 92.4 | 958 | 33.5 |
| 2014 | 524 | 248 | 276 | 92.5 | 951 | 33.6 |
| 2013 | 528 | 243 | 285 | 91.8 | 957 | 32.4 |
| 2012 | 542 | 259 | 283 | 92.6 | 946 | 30.8 |
| 2011 | 576 | 274 | 302 | 92.9 | 940 | 31.8 |
| 2010 | 593 | 283 | 310 | - | 938 | 31.9 |
| 2009 | 612 | 297 | 315 | - | 950 | 31.9 |
| 2008 | 601 | 289 | 312 | - | 950 | 32.1 |
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.