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Schools Guide: Central Coast
Last updated: November 2026
The Central Coast offers a mix of government, Catholic and independent schools. Government primary and secondary schools are zoned by address, while Catholic and independent schools take applications across a wider area. The best way to confirm your zoned school is the NSW Department of Education School Finder.
How to check your school zone
Enter your street address at the NSW Department of Education School Finder to confirm your zoned primary and secondary school. Zones change as populations shift, so always verify before enrolment.
Schools by suburb
Every suburb page lists the schools supplied for that area — government, Catholic and independent. Some suburbs share a high school with a neighbouring area.
GosfordEast GosfordWest GosfordNorth GosfordPoint FrederickSpringfieldWyomingNararaNiagara ParkLisarowHolgateErinaErina HeightsKariongPoint ClareTascottKoolewongSomersbyWoy WoyBlackwallUmina BeachEttalong BeachBooker BayPearl BeachPatongaPhegans BayHorsfield BaySaratogaDavistownKincumberGreen PointEmpire BayBensvilleDaleys PointKillcareHardys BayWagstaffePretty BeachTerrigalWamberalForresters BeachNorth AvocaAvoca BeachCopacabanaMacMasters BeachThe EntranceThe Entrance NorthLong JettyToowoon BayShelly BeachBlue BayBateau BayKillarney ValeTumbi UmbiBerkeley ValeGlenning ValleyChittaway BayChittaway PointMagentaWyongTuggerahMardiWatanobbiWyongahTacomaWadalbaWoongarrahHamlyn TerraceWarnervaleKanwalOurimbahToukleyCanton BeachNorah HeadNoravilleGorokanLake HavenSan RemoBudgewoiBuff PointHalekulaniBlue HavenDoyalsonLake MunmorahChain Valley BayMannering ParkGwandalanSummerland PointJillibyYarramalongDooralongMatchamKulnuraMangrove Mountain