Schools in Lighthouse Beach

There are 19 schools in and around Lighthouse Beach: 9 primary, 5 secondary, 4 combined and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 833 to 1116 (ACARA).

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Lighthouse Beach schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
St Columba Anglican School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1116	1,221
St Peter's Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1075	534
MacKillop College Port Macquarie	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1068	1,107
Tacking Point Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1054	594
The Nature School	Combined	Independent	K-9	1054	171
Port Macquarie Steiner School	Primary	Independent	K-6	1051	69
Heritage Christian School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1032	345
St Agnes' Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1029	553
Hastings Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1019	526
St Joseph's Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1017	397
St Joseph's Regional College	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1017	1,026
Port Macquarie Adventist School	Combined	Independent	K-11	1011	91
Newman Senior Technical College	Secondary	Catholic	11-12	996	327
North East Public School of Distance Education	Primary	Government	K-6	979	45
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus	Secondary	Government	7-12	971	717
Port Macquarie Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	932	451
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus	Secondary	Government	5-12	919	612
Westport Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	888	365
Nautilus Senior College	Special	Independent	7-10	833	113

St Columba Anglican School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1116
St Peter's Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1075
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1068
Tacking Point Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1054
The Nature School
Combined · Independent · K-9
1054
Port Macquarie Steiner School
Primary · Independent · K-6
1051
Heritage Christian School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1032
St Agnes' Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1029
Hastings Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1019
St Joseph's Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1017
St Joseph's Regional College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1017
Port Macquarie Adventist School
Combined · Independent · K-11
1011
Newman Senior Technical College
Secondary · Catholic · 11-12
996
North East Public School of Distance Education
Primary · Government · K-6
979
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus
Secondary · Government · 7-12
971
Port Macquarie Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
932
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Secondary · Government · 5-12
919
Westport Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
888
Nautilus Senior College
Special · Independent · 7-10
833

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Lighthouse Beach can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the NSW education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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