Fern Bay Public School
Vardon St, Fern Bay NSW 2295
182students
1,002ICSEA · higher than 58% of NSW primary schools
5%language background other than English
15%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Attendance and enrolment
91.5%attendance rate, 2024 · 0.0 pts over 3 years
+72%enrolment change over 5 years
80FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
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Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 182.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Fern Bay Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
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| Stockton Public School | Stockton | Public primary | 4.5 km | 1,000 | 254 |
| Mayfield East Public School | Mayfield East | Public primary | 5.0 km | 1,044 | 343 |
| Carrington Public School | Carrington | Public primary | 5.3 km | 996 | 110 |
| Tighes Hill Public School | Tighes Hill | Public primary | 5.7 km | 1,104 | 358 |
| Mayfield West Public School | Mayfield | Public primary | 6.3 km | 1,033 | 342 |
| Islington Public School | Islington | Public primary | 6.5 km | 1,090 | 159 |
| Newcastle East Public School | Newcastle | Public primary | 6.7 km | 1,112 | 260 |
| Hamilton Public School | Hamilton | Public primary | 7.5 km | 1,106 | 306 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
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| Fairy Meadow Public School | Fairy Meadow | Public primary · P-6 | 342 | 1,002 |
| Kapooka Public School | Kapooka | Public primary · K-6 | 52 | 1,002 |
| Kentucky Public School | Kentucky | Public primary · K-6 | 28 | 1,002 |
| Ringrose Public School | Greystanes | Public primary · K-6 | 339 | 1,002 |
| Tocumwal Public School | Tocumwal | Public primary · K-6 | 154 | 1,002 |
| Alstonville Public SchoolOC | Alstonville | Public primary · K-6 | 280 | 1,001 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.