Public schools in Lake Macquarie

15 NSW government schools in the Lake Macquarie local government area, covering 12 suburbs and towns.

Primary schools (9)

Belmont Public School

Belmont 2280 Kindergarten to Year 6 257 students

Cardiff Public School

Cardiff 2285 Kindergarten to Year 6 283 students

Caves Beach Public School

Caves Beach 2281 Kindergarten to Year 6 349 students

Dora Creek Public School

Dora Creek 2264 Kindergarten to Year 6 139 students

Edgeworth Heights Public School

Edgeworth 2285 Kindergarten to Year 6 305 students

Edgeworth Public School

Edgeworth 2285 Preschool to Year 6 647 students

Floraville Public School

BELMONT 2280 Kindergarten to Year 6 488 students

Speers Point Public School

Speers Point 2284 Kindergarten to Year 6 256 students

Wangi Wangi Public School

Wangi Wangi 2267 Kindergarten to Year 6 181 students

High schools (5)

Belmont High School

BELMONT 2280 Year 7 to Year 12 807 students

Lake Macquarie High School

Booragul 2284 Year 7 to Year 12 434.4 students

Morisset High School

Morisset 2264 Year 7 to Year 12 686.9 students

Swansea High School

Caves Beach 2281 Year 7 to Year 12 710 students

Whitebridge High School

Whitebridge 2290 Year 7 to Year 12 907.8 students

Schools for specific purposes (1)

Lakeside School

Gateshead 2290 Medium / High Support needs 58 students

At a glance

The 15 schools listed here have a combined full-time-equivalent enrolment of about 6,509 students. The largest is Whitebridge High School with 907.8 students, and the oldest is Dora Creek Public School, whose first teacher started on 1 April 1870.

Every NSW public school has a local intake area. If you are moving within or into Lake Macquarie, check your exact address with the NSW School Finder – intake boundaries can split suburbs.

Suburbs covered: BELMONT, Belmont, Booragul, Cardiff, Caves Beach, Dora Creek, Edgeworth, Gateshead, Morisset, Speers Point, Wangi Wangi, Whitebridge.