State school · Primary

Tharawal Public School

Menai, 2234 — in Illawong - Alfords Point

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1085

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Illawong - Alfords Point

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Tharawal Public School is a state primary school in Illawong - Alfords Point, Sydney. It had 328 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1085, above the national average of 1000 (80th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Tharawal Public School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1085ICSEA — 85 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 80% of Australian schools

+85

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 10%Lower-middle quarter 23%Upper-middle quarter 33%Top quarter 34%

10%23%33%34%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

328students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 135 · 41%
Boys 193 · 59%

Language background

Language other than English 25%
English only 75%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Tharawal Public School has an ICSEA of 1085, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 80% of Australian schools. 34% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 10% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 328 students in 2025 (135 girls, 193 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 25% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Tharawal Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1085
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+85
ICSEA percentile	80
Bottom quarter of advantage	10%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	23%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	33%
Top quarter of advantage	34%
Total enrolment	328
Girls	135 (41%)
Boys	193 (59%)
Language other than English	25%
English only	75%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Tharawal Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 328 students
ICSEA: 1085 · 80th percentile
Address: Menai 2234

Tharawal Public School: common questions

Is Tharawal Public School a public or private school?

Tharawal Public School is a government (public) primary school in Illawong - Alfords Point, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Tharawal Public School?

Tharawal Public School had 328 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Tharawal Public School's ICSEA?

Tharawal Public School has an ICSEA of 1085, above the national average of 1000 (80th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Tharawal Public School located?

Tharawal Public School is at Menai 2234, in the Illawong - Alfords Point SA2.

Other schools in Illawong - Alfords Point

Alfords Point Public SchoolState · Primary Illawong Public SchoolState · Primary Menai High SchoolState · Secondary

School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).