About the school
Wamberal Public School is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales and serves the communities of Wamberal, Forresters Beach, and part of Tumbi Umbi. The school boasts a bushland setting, featuring a large stand of native timber and shrubs, as well as a water retention dam used for environmental studies. The school community is dedicated to fostering an environment where children strive for their best in various pursuits including academic, sporting, cultural, and environmental areas, while valuing friendship, learning, truth, harmony, respect, citizenship, and the environment.
Educational Commitment
The school emphasizes high-quality education through explicit teaching practices that provide students with evidence-based instruction. Wamberal Public School places a strong emphasis on teacher development and instructional consistency, resulting in student outcomes that frequently exceed state and national averages. Additionally, the school supports high potential and gifted learners through inclusive approaches that cover intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical domains.
Community and Environment
In alignment with its mission, Wamberal Public School actively builds partnerships within the community, creating a welcoming culture where families feel valued and connected. The school is also a member of the Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community, contributing to a collaborative and supportive educational environment. Wamberal Public School is committed to ensuring that every student achieves their potential through a safe and respectful learning environment.
Mission
The mission statement of the school community is to develop children who strive for their best in academic, sporting, cultural and environmental pursuits in safe, happy, caring, stimulating surroundings, and who value friendship, learning, truth, harmony, respect, citizenship and the environment.
Location & Catchment Area
- Wamberal Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus 1.9 km
- B Bateau Bay Public School 3.4 km
- C Terrigal Public School 3.5 km
- D Erina Heights Public School 3.7 km
- E Terrigal High School 3.8 km
- F Holgate Public School 3.8 km
- G Brooke Avenue Public School 4.3 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 475 (242 girls, 233 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 475
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 1048 (percentile 68)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 15% / 31% / 31% / 23%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 59
- Indigenous students
- 7%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 8%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 29
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 6.8
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Year 1 | 67 |
| Year 2 | 60 |
| Year 3 | 67 |
| Year 4 | 66 |
| Year 5 | 73 |
| Year 6 | 80 |
| Total | 475 |
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 | 475 | 242 | 233 | - | 1048 | 29 |
| 2024 | 522 | 264 | 258 | 90 | 1051 | 32.1 |
| 2023 | 564 | 280 | 284 | 89.7 | 1052 | 33.4 |
| 2022 | 619 | 305 | 314 | 85.8 | 1049 | 37 |
| 2021 | 648 | 303 | 345 | 92 | 1050 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 699 | 318 | 381 | - | 1045 | 36.7 |
| 2019 | 727 | 341 | 386 | 92.6 | 1047 | 37.8 |
| 2018 | 740 | 339 | 401 | 93.5 | 1045 | 38.9 |
| 2017 | 719 | 328 | 391 | 93.2 | 1033 | 38 |
| 2016 | 732 | 328 | 404 | 93.9 | 1041 | 36.9 |
| 2015 | 700 | 310 | 390 | 94.8 | 1035 | 36.1 |
| 2014 | 633 | 289 | 344 | 94.5 | 1041 | 32.2 |
| 2013 | 591 | 276 | 315 | 94.6 | 1044 | 31 |
| 2012 | 548 | 256 | 292 | 93.7 | 1046 | 26.8 |
| 2011 | 490 | 241 | 249 | 95.2 | 1041 | 23.8 |
| 2010 | 505 | 246 | 259 | - | 1032 | 25.8 |
| 2009 | 499 | 241 | 258 | - | 1054 | 25.4 |
| 2008 | 494 | 241 | 253 | - | 1054 | 22.9 |
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.