About the school
Wallsend South Public School serves as a hub of educational excellence within the Wallsend community, providing a safe and inclusive environment that encourages every student to learn, grow, and succeed. Located in a bushy suburban area of Newcastle, the school is well-equipped with modern facilities and a strong commitment to educational standards. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum for students from Kindergarten through Year 6, focusing on essential skills such as literacy, numeracy, technology, sportsmanship, and citizenship. The school embraces a collaborative approach, ensuring that families are actively involved in their children's education through various support systems and co-designed learning plans.
Community and Values
The school cultivates a positive culture where high expectations for kindness, respect, responsibility, resilience, acceptance, fairness, care, and integrity are upheld by all community members. The supportive relationship between parents, teachers, and students fosters engagement and wellbeing, which contributes to improved educational outcomes.
Student Support and Opportunities
Wallsend South Public School offers a diverse range of subjects and extracurricular activities, aimed at helping students discover their passions and reach their full potential. Tailored learning support is also provided to meet the diverse needs of students, ensuring that all children receive the attention and resources necessary for their success. This commitment to inclusivity and adaptability means that students with varying backgrounds and learning requirements have the opportunity to thrive within the school environment.
Mission
Wallsend South Public School is a large metropolitan school in Newcastle situated on Awabakal Country. There is a positive culture with high expectations for every person to uphold our values of kindness, respect, responsibility, resilience, acceptance, fairness, care and integrity.
Location & Catchment Area
- Wallsend South Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Elermore Vale Public School 931 m
- B Wallsend Public School 1.4 km
- C New Lambton Heights Infants School 2.0 km
- D John Hunter Hospital School 2.1 km
- E Glendale East Public School 2.1 km
- F Cardiff North Public School 2.2 km
- G Jesmond Public School 2.6 km
- H Plattsburg Public School 2.7 km
- I Lambton Public School 2.9 km
- J Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus 2.9 km
- K Heaton Public School 2.9 km
- L Callaghan College Wallsend Campus 3.1 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 583 (271 girls, 312 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 583
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 1083 (percentile 80)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 12% / 20% / 28% / 40%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 41
- Indigenous students
- 9%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 22%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 30.5
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 5.1
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Year 1 | 76 |
| Year 2 | 86 |
| Year 3 | 92 |
| Year 4 | 98 |
| Year 5 | 96 |
| Year 6 | 77 |
| Total | 583 |
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 | 583 | 271 | 312 | - | 1083 | 30.5 |
| 2024 | 567 | 274 | 293 | 91.5 | 1088 | 30.3 |
| 2023 | 561 | 265 | 296 | 92.6 | 1084 | 29.3 |
| 2022 | 557 | 267 | 290 | 90 | 1085 | 29.2 |
| 2021 | 559 | 276 | 283 | 93.4 | 1076 | 29.1 |
| 2020 | 544 | 278 | 266 | - | 1072 | 28 |
| 2019 | 516 | 268 | 248 | 93.8 | 1066 | 26.9 |
| 2018 | 533 | 279 | 254 | 94.4 | 1065 | 28 |
| 2017 | 559 | 299 | 260 | 95.2 | 1066 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | 554 | 298 | 256 | 95 | 1066 | 27.2 |
| 2015 | 549 | 292 | 257 | 95 | 1068 | 27.2 |
| 2014 | 561 | 296 | 265 | 95.2 | 1066 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 554 | 284 | 270 | 95.1 | 1070 | 28.2 |
| 2012 | 553 | 279 | 274 | 94.6 | 1058 | 27.7 |
| 2011 | 558 | 272 | 286 | 94.4 | 1054 | 29.2 |
| 2010 | 585 | 272 | 313 | - | 1053 | 28.7 |
| 2009 | 576 | 266 | 310 | - | 1055 | 28.6 |
| 2008 | 561 | 250 | 311 | - | 1055 | 28.9 |
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.