About the school
Lake Heights Public School is a small, inclusive school located at 302 Northcliffe Drive, Lake Heights, with an enrolment of 142 students. The school prides itself on its diverse community, comprising students from various social and cultural backgrounds, including 9% Indigenous and 23% with a language background other than English. This diversity enriches the school environment and enhances the learning experience for all students.
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning programs at Lake Heights Public School are personalised to engage all learners. The school was an Early Action for Success school from 2017 to 2020, employing an instructional leader and interventionist to improve teaching and assessment practices in literacy and numeracy. Interventions are tailored to meet the individual needs of students through approaches such as Language Learning and Literacy (L3).
Student Wellbeing
The school places a strong emphasis on student wellbeing, implementing programs like Bounce Back and fostering partnerships with various agencies to create a thriving school climate. Lake Heights actively collaborates with parents and the wider community, including an engaged Parents and Citizens (P&C) group and a Community Garden Group, to support students in reaching their full potential.
Future Developments
In addition to its current offerings, Lake Heights Public School is set to welcome a new public preschool. This development, part of a significant government investment in public education, will provide a safe and engaging environment for preschool children and is expected to be completed by Term 1, 2027.
Mission
We help every student to learn, grow and succeed.
Location & Catchment Area
- Lake Heights Public School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Warrawong High School 1.2 km
- B Warrawong Public School 1.3 km
- C Berkeley Public School 1.5 km
- D Illawarra Sports High School 1.7 km
- E Primbee Public School 1.8 km
- F Cringila Public School 2.0 km
- G Kemblawarra Public School 2.3 km
- H Berkeley West Public School 2.9 km
- I Five Islands Secondary College 4.2 km
- J Port Kembla Public School 4.3 km
- K Farmborough Road Public School 4.5 km
- L Windang Public School 4.7 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 147 (69 girls, 78 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 147
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 941 (percentile 22)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 47% / 28% / 18% / 7%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 131
- Indigenous students
- 18%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 27%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 10
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 1.6
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 |
| Year 1 | 18 |
| Year 2 | 32 |
| Year 3 | 22 |
| Year 4 | 20 |
| Year 5 | 19 |
| Year 6 | 22 |
| Total | 147 |
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 | 147 | 69 | 78 | - | 941 | 10 |
| 2024 | 138 | 69 | 69 | 87.8 | 930 | 10 |
| 2023 | 144 | 72 | 72 | 88.2 | 927 | 10 |
| 2022 | 126 | 62 | 64 | 83 | 928 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 134 | 60 | 74 | 90.4 | 918 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | 137 | 62 | 75 | - | 910 | 8.9 |
| 2019 | 129 | 63 | 66 | 90.9 | 916 | 8.9 |
| 2018 | 146 | 79 | 67 | 91.9 | 936 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 148 | 72 | 76 | 92.9 | 934 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 136 | 63 | 73 | 93 | 931 | 8.9 |
| 2015 | 133 | 62 | 71 | 89.2 | 912 | 7.6 |
| 2014 | 132 | 65 | 67 | 91.9 | 929 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 134 | 64 | 70 | 91.2 | 909 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 139 | 69 | 70 | 90.4 | 920 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 135 | 71 | 64 | 89.6 | 921 | 7.9 |
| 2010 | 136 | 75 | 61 | - | 910 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 138 | 78 | 60 | - | 901 | 7.8 |
| 2008 | 136 | 74 | 62 | - | 901 | 7.7 |
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.