Lake Cathie Public School is a government primary school in Lake Cathie, New South Wales, with 395 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 50.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Lake Cathie Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 395 total enrolments, including 187 girls and 208 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,007, with percentile 50 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 47.3% girls and 52.7% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1, based on 24.6 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Lake Cathie, New South Wales, within Port Macquarie-Hastings.
Profile signals
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Lake Cathie Public School is listed as a government primary school in Lake Cathie, New South Wales. The profile reports 395 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,007, and a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area.
Enrolment
395
reported total enrolments
187 girls
208 boys
Lake Cathie Public School reports 395 total enrolments, including 187 girls and 208 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 47.3% girls and 52.7% boys.
Socio-educational
50
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,007
Lake Cathie Public School sits at the 50 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
25%
Lower-middle
34%
Upper-middle
25%
Top
16%
The socio-educational distribution lists 25% in the bottom quarter, 34% in the lower-middle quarter, 25% in the upper-middle quarter, and 16% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
23
FTE teaching
24.6
Non-teaching
9
Student-teacher
16.1:1
The profile reports 23 teaching staff and 9 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
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FAQ
Lake Cathie Public School has 395 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 187 girls and 208 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Lake Cathie Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Lake Cathie Public School is located in Lake Cathie, NSW 2445. The local government area is Port Macquarie-Hastings.
The ICSEA value for Lake Cathie Public School is 1,007 and the ICSEA percentile is 50. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Lake Cathie Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 47.3% girls and 52.7% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
