Wagga Wagga Public School

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Phone: (02) 6921 3398
Email: waggawagga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Address: Gurwood St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Website: https://waggawagga-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Quick facts

Established: 1 January 1861
Category: Primary School
Gender: Co-ed
Subjects: Comprehensive
Local government area: Wagga Wagga
State electorate: Wagga Wagga
Federal electorate: Riverina

About the school

Wagga Wagga Public School is situated in a large regional centre on the land of the Wiradjuri people, with a historic legacy as the first primary school in Wagga Wagga. The school caters to approximately 420 students from Kindergarten to Year 6, fostering a caring, collaborative, and inclusive environment for families of diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Notably, about 7 percent of the students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, while 16 percent come from non-English speaking backgrounds.

The school is dedicated to ensuring that students are happy, safe, and active participants in their education, nurturing a love for learning and encouraging them to strive for personal excellence. This is achieved through evidence-based teaching practices and a strong emphasis on student wellbeing, whereby behaviour education is treated as an essential subject. The curriculum incorporates the 'Play Is The Way' approach, which promotes social and emotional learning through interactive games that develop personal and social capabilities.

Wagga Wagga Public School's vision is focused on cultivating empathetic, self-managing, and motivated students of good character. This is underpinned by the development of six key virtues: friendliness, good manners, courage, compassion, resilience, and tolerance. The school fosters robust teamwork and cooperation amongst students, encouraging them to become responsible and thoughtful members of society. Community involvement is also a key aspect, with an active Parents and Citizens' Association supporting continuous improvement and nurturing a positive school culture.

Mission

We help every student to learn, grow and succeed.

Location & Catchment Area

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Profile (2025)

Total enrolments: 440 (233 girls, 207 boys)
Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?: 440
ICSEA What does this mean?: 1008 (percentile 51)
SEA quarters What does this mean?: 28% / 28% / 22% / 21%
FOEI What does this mean?: 82
Indigenous students: 15%
LBOTE What does this mean?: 20%
Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?: 31
Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?: 3.1

Enrolments by grade (2025)

Grade	Headcount
Kindergarten	79
Year 1	62
Year 2	64
Year 3	68
Year 4	56
Year 5	55
Year 6	56
Total	440

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	440	233	207	-	1008	31
2024	425	225	200	91.8	1010	29.1
2023	429	220	209	92.7	1018	28.7
2022	410	215	195	89.5	1013	28.4
2021	397	214	183	94.1	1016	28.4
2020	457	240	217	-	1020	30.6
2019	442	233	209	93.9	1024	29.3
2018	452	232	220	94.9	1027	30.6
2017	438	224	214	95.6	1025	28.9
2016	410	201	209	96.5	1027	26.7
2015	414	202	212	93.2	1034	27.7
2014	437	209	228	95.3	1043	26.6
2013	422	207	215	95.2	1040	26.1
2012	395	189	206	95.4	1026	25.2
2011	361	175	186	95	1023	23.1
2010	376	185	191	-	1028	23.9
2009	377	196	181	-	994	23.9
2008	366	190	176	-	994	22.8

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.