# Wamberal Public School

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

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Primary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Kindergarten to Year 6
- **Enrolments**: 475 (2025)
- **Address**: 1/13 Lea Ave, Wamberal NSW 2260
- **Phone**: (02) 4384 1111
- **Website**: https://wamberal-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: wamberal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 48724
- **Established**: 1877-08-01

## About

Wamberal Public School is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales and serves the communities of Wamberal, Forresters Beach, and part of Tumbi Umbi. The school boasts a bushland setting, featuring a large stand of native timber and shrubs, as well as a water retention dam used for environmental studies. The school community is dedicated to fostering an environment where children strive for their best in various pursuits including academic, sporting, cultural, and environmental areas, while valuing friendship, learning, truth, harmony, respect, citizenship, and the environment.

## Educational Commitment
The school emphasizes high-quality education through explicit teaching practices that provide students with evidence-based instruction. Wamberal Public School places a strong emphasis on teacher development and instructional consistency, resulting in student outcomes that frequently exceed state and national averages. Additionally, the school supports high potential and gifted learners through inclusive approaches that cover intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical domains.

## Community and Environment
In alignment with its mission, Wamberal Public School actively builds partnerships within the community, creating a welcoming culture where families feel valued and connected. The school is also a member of the Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community, contributing to a collaborative and supportive educational environment. Wamberal Public School is committed to ensuring that every student achieves their potential through a safe and respectful learning environment.

## Mission

The mission statement of the school community is to develop children who strive for their best in academic, sporting, cultural and environmental pursuits in safe, happy, caring, stimulating surroundings, and who value friendship, learning, truth, harmony, respect, citizenship and the environment.

Motto: "Friendship and Learning"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 475 |
| 2024 | 522 |
| 2023 | 564 |
| 2022 | 619 |
| 2021 | 648 |
| 2020 | 699 |
| 2019 | 727 |
| 2018 | 740 |
| 2017 | 719 |
| 2016 | 732 |
| 2015 | 700 |
| 2014 | 633 |
| 2013 | 591 |
| 2012 | 548 |
| 2011 | 490 |
| 2010 | 505 |
| 2009 | 499 |
| 2008 | 494 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/48724-wamberal-public-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.