# Ettalong Public School

Ettalong Public School is a NSW government primary school in Ettalong Beach, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Primary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Kindergarten to Year 6
- **Enrolments**: 490 (2025)
- **Address**: Karingi St, Ettalong Beach NSW 2257
- **Phone**: (02) 4341 3550
- **Website**: https://ettalong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: ettalong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 48703
- **Established**: 1928-05-01

## About

Ettalong Public School prides itself on delivering outstanding quality education to the Ettalong community on the Central Coast for over 80 years. The school is situated in beautiful, well-maintained grounds adjacent to the Ettalong Beach town centre, fostering a welcoming and friendly community with strong relationships among staff, students, and parents. 

## Facilities and Resources
Ettalong Public School is well-resourced for learning, featuring two technology rooms and access to state-of-the-art technologies that enhance student learning. The school boasts a constantly growing library, spacious hall, canteen, and comfortable classrooms that provide flexible and innovative learning environments. In 2010, six new classrooms were constructed and two classrooms were refurbished, significantly improving the school's facilities. 

## Educational Programs
The school delivers quality educational programs by highly qualified and dedicated teachers, with a strong academic focus alongside various outstanding sporting and cultural activities. These flexible and innovative programmes are tailored to meet the individual learning styles and needs of students. 

Students thrive in a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment guided by core values of strength, respect, and excellence. The expectations of respect, responsibility, and readiness to learn—known as the 3Rs—coupled with the school's 'strong and smart' ethos, underpin effective welfare and discipline programs. A strong emphasis is placed on resilience, social skills, anti-bullying, and student leadership. Further, the creative arts program provides opportunities in music, dance, drama, and art, nurturing the creative talents of all students. Daily physical education is provided for all students, resulting in highly successful sporting teams coached by specialist teachers. 

Through its commitment to care, opportunity, and success, Ettalong Public School aims to provide every student with the best educational experience possible.

## Mission

Happy, safe and respectful children; learning to the best of their abilities to become responsible citizens!

Motto: "Respect. Responsibility. Ready To Learn."

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 490 |
| 2024 | 507 |
| 2023 | 518 |
| 2022 | 516 |
| 2021 | 536 |
| 2020 | 535 |
| 2019 | 527 |
| 2018 | 537 |
| 2017 | 551 |
| 2016 | 532 |
| 2015 | 543 |
| 2014 | 524 |
| 2013 | 528 |
| 2012 | 542 |
| 2011 | 576 |
| 2010 | 593 |
| 2009 | 612 |
| 2008 | 601 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/48703-ettalong-public-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.