This is a list of schools in the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Highlands, Southern Tablelands, Monaro and Snowy Mountains regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (ages 5–12), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 12 (ages 12–18).

Public schools Primary schools (K–6)

Name Suburb LGA Opened Adaminaby Public School Adaminaby Snowy Monaro 1869 Albion Park Public School Albion Park Shellharbour 1872 Albion Park Rail Public School Albion Park Rail Shellharbour 1959 Austinmer Public School Austinmer Wollongong 1867 Avoca Public School Avoca Wingecarribee 1872 Balarang Public School Oak Flats Shellharbour 1968 Balgownie Public School Balgownie Wollongong 1889 Bargo Public School Bargo Wollondilly 1869 Barrack Heights Public School Barrack Heights Shellharbour 1976 Batemans Bay Public School Batemans Bay Eurobodalla 1869 Bega Valley Public School Bega Bega Valley 1860 Bellambi Public School Bellambi Wollongong 1956 Bemboka Public School Bemboka Bega Valley 1871 Berinba Public School Yass Yass Valley 1972 Berkeley Public School Berkeley Wollongong 1858 Berkeley South Public School Berkeley Wollongong 1962 Berkeley West Public School Berkeley Wollongong 1959 Bermagui Public School Bermagui Bega Valley 1876 Berridale Public School Berridale Snowy Monaro 1883 Berrima Public School Berrima Wingecarribee 1855 Berry Public School Berry Shoalhaven 1860 Bibbenluke Public School Bibbenluke Snowy Monaro 1870 Bigga Public School Bigga Upper Lachlan 1884 Binalong Public School Binalong Yass Valley 1861 Binda Public School Binda Upper Lachlan 1851 Bodalla Public School Bodalla Eurobodalla 1867 Bomaderry Public School Bomaderry Shoalhaven 1867 Bombala Public School Bombala Snowy Monaro 1863 Boorowa Central School Boorowa Hilltops 1870 Bowning Public School Bowning Yass Valley 1849 Bowral Public School Bowral Wingecarribee 1867 Bradfordville Public School Bradfordville Goulburn 1970 Braidwood Central School Braidwood Queanbeyan–Palerang 1849 Breadalbane Public School Breadalbane Upper Lachlan 1875 Bredbo Public School Bredbo Snowy Monaro 1882 Broulee Public School Broulee Eurobodalla 1995 Bulli Public School Bulli Wollongong 1869 Bundanoon Public School Bundanoon Wingecarribee 1870 Bungendore Public School Bungendore Queanbeyan–Palerang 1868 Burrawang Public School Burrawang Wingecarribee 1878 Buxton Public School Buxton Wollondilly 1894 Callala Public School Callala Bay Shoalhaven 2000 Cambewarra Public School Cambewarra Village Shoalhaven 1859 Candelo Public School Candelo Bega Valley 1869 Captains Flat Public School Captains Flat Queanbeyan–Palerang 1884 Cawdor Public School Cawdor Wollondilly 1858 Central Tilba Public School Central Tilba Eurobodalla 1879 Cobargo Public School Cobargo Bega Valley 1871 Cobbitty Public School Cobbitty Camden 1882 Coledale Public School Coledale Wollongong 1912 Collector Public School Collector Yass Valley 1866 Colo Vale Public School Colo Vale Wingecarribee 1882 Coniston Public School Coniston Wollongong 1921 Cooma North Public School Cooma Snowy Monaro 1953 Cooma Public School Cooma Snowy Monaro 1863 Corrimal East Public School East Corrimal Wollongong 1952 Corrimal Public School Corrimal Wollongong 1890 Cringila Public School Cringila Wollongong 1957 Crookwell Public School Crookwell Upper Lachlan 1865 Culburra Public School Culburra Beach Shoalhaven 1976 Dalgety Public School Dalgety Snowy Monaro 1889 Dalton Public School Dalton Upper Lachlan 1860 Dapto Public School Horsley Wollongong 1875 Delegate Public School Delegate Snowy Monaro 1871 Douglas Park Public School Douglas Park Wollondilly 1883 Eden Public School Eden Bega Valley 1857 Exeter Public School Exeter Wingecarribee 1891 Fairy Meadow Public School Fairy Meadow Wollongong 1858 Falls Creek Public School Falls Creek Shoalhaven 1886 Farmborough Road Public School Unanderra Wollongong 1956 Figtree Heights Public School Figtree Wollongong 1972 Figtree Public School Figtree Wollongong 1956 Flinders Public School Flinders Shellharbour 2003 Gerringong Public School Gerringong Kiama 1876 Glenquarry Public School Glenquarry Wingecarribee 1869 Goulburn East Public School Goulburn Goulburn 1887 Goulburn North Public School Goulburn North Goulburn 1877 Goulburn Public School Goulburn Goulburn 1858 Goulburn South Public School Goulburn Goulburn 1881 Goulburn West Public School Goulburn Goulburn 1952 Greenwell Point Public School Greenwell Point Shoalhaven 1870 Gundaroo Public School Gundaroo Yass Valley 1865 Gunning Public School Gunning Upper Lachlan 1858 Gwynneville Public School Gwynneville Wollongong 1951 Hayes Park Public School Kanahooka Wollongong 1969 Helensburgh Public School Helensburgh Wollongong 1887 Hill Top Public School Hill Top Wingecarribee 1884 Huskisson Public School Huskisson Shoalhaven 1871 Illaroo Road Public School North Nowra Shoalhaven 1969 Jamberoo Public School Jamberoo Kiama 1878 Jerangle Public School Jerangle Snowy Monaro 1884 Jerrabomberra Public School Jerrabomberra Queanbeyan–Palerang 2001 Jindabyne Central School Jindabyne Snowy Monaro 1884 Kangaloon Public School Kangaloon Wingecarribee 1869 Kangaroo Valley Public School Kangaroo Valley Shoalhaven 1871 Keiraville Public School Keiraville Wollongong 1891 Kemblawarra Public School Port Kembla Wollongong 1959 Kiama Public School Kiama Kiama 1861 Koonawarra Public School Koonawarra Wollongong 1970 Laggan Public School Laggan Upper Lachlan 1868 Lake Heights Public School Lake Heights Wollongong 1956 Lake Illawarra South Public School Lake Illawarra Shellharbour 1954 Lakelands Public School Dapto Wollongong 1961 Lindsay Park Public School West Wollongong Wollongong 1959 Marulan Public School Marulan Goulburn 1860 Merimbula Public School Merimbula Bega Valley 1870 Michelago Public School Michelago Queanbeyan–Palerang 1868 Milton Public School Milton Shoalhaven 1878 Minnamurra Public School Minnamurra Kiama 1976 Mittagong Public School Mittagong Wingecarribee 1865 Mogo Public School Mogo Eurobodalla 1869 Moruya Public School Moruya Eurobodalla 1879 Moss Vale Public School Moss Vale Wingecarribee 1868 Mount Brown Public School Dapto Wollongong 1971 Mount Hunter Public School Mount Hunter Wollondilly 1859 Mount Keira Public School Mount Keira Wollongong 1861 Mount Kembla Public School Mount Kembla Wollongong 1859 Mount Ousley Public School Fairy Meadow Wollongong 1959 Mount St Thomas Public School Mangerton Wollongong 1952 Mount Terry Public School Albion Park Shellharbour 1995 Mount Warrigal Public School Mount Warrigal Shellharbour 1967 Murringo Public School Murringo Hilltops 1860 Nareena Hills Public School Figtree Wollongong 1977 Narooma Public School Narooma Eurobodalla 1889 Nimmitabel Public School Nimmitabel Snowy Monaro 1869 North Nowra Public School North Nowra Shoalhaven 1998 Nowra East Public School Nowra Shoalhaven 1964 Nowra Hill Public School Nowra Hill Shoalhaven 1867 Nowra Public School Nowra Shoalhaven 1862 Numeralla Public School Numeralla Snowy Monaro 1877 Oak Flats Public School Oak Flats Shellharbour 1952 Oakdale Public School Oakdale Wollondilly 1871 The Oaks Public School The Oaks Wollondilly 1883 Otford Public School Otford Wollongong 1885 Pambula Public School Pambula Bega Valley 1849 Penrose Public School Penrose Wingecarribee 1891 Picton Public School Picton Wollondilly 1868 Pleasant Heights Public School Mount Pleasant Wollongong 1969 Port Kembla Public School Port Kembla Wollongong 1890 Primbee Public School Primbee Wollongong 1938 Quaama Public School Quaama Bega Valley 1877 Queanbeyan East Public School Queanbeyan Queanbeyan–Palerang 1967 Queanbeyan Public School Queanbeyan Queanbeyan–Palerang 1864 Queanbeyan South Public School Queanbeyan Queanbeyan–Palerang 1969 Queanbeyan West Public School Queanbeyan Queanbeyan–Palerang 1958 Reids Flat Public School Reids Flat Hilltops 1908 Robertson Public School Robertson Wingecarribee 1872 Rugby Public School Rugby Hilltops 1887 Russell Vale Public School Russell Vale Wollongong 1954 Rye Park Public School Rye Park Hilltops 1876 Sanctuary Point Public School Sanctuary Point Shoalhaven 1976 Scarborough Public School Scarborough Wollongong 1878 Shell Cove Public School Shell Cove Shellharbour 2005 Shellharbour Public School Shellharbour Shellharbour 1859 Shoalhaven Heads Public School Shoalhaven Heads Shoalhaven 1861 St Georges Basin Public School St Georges Basin Shoalhaven 1949 Stanwell Park Public School Stanwell Park Wollongong 1917 Sunshine Bay Public School Sunshine Bay Eurobodalla 1985 Sussex Inlet Public School Sussex Inlet Shoalhaven 1947 Sutton Public School Sutton Yass Valley 1871 Sutton Forest Public School Sutton Forest Wingecarribee 1880 Tahmoor Public School Tahmoor Wollondilly 1916 Tallong Public School Tallong Goulburn 1865 Tanja Public School Tanja Bega Valley 1878 Tarago Public School Tarago Goulburn 1878 Taralga Public School Taralga Upper Lachlan 1858 Tarrawanna Public School Tarrawanna Wollongong 1952 Tathra Public School Tathra Bega Valley 1912 Terara Public School Terara Shoalhaven 1878 Thirlmere Public School Thirlmere Wollondilly 1888 Thirroul Public School Thirroul Wollongong 1889 Tirranna Public School Tirrannaville Goulburn 1869 Tomerong Public School Tomerong Shoalhaven 1862 Towamba Public School Towamba Bega Valley 1862 Towradgi Public School Fairy Meadow Wollongong 1953 Tullimbar Public School Tullimbar Shellharbour 1881 Ulladulla Public School Ulladulla Shoalhaven 1861 Unanderra Public School Cordeaux Heights Wollongong 1878 Vincentia Public School Vincentia Shoalhaven 1992 Waniora Public School Bulli Wollongong 1954 Warilla North Public School Warilla Shellharbour 1964 Warilla Public School Warilla Shellharbour 1956 Warragamba Public School Warragamba Wollondilly 1948 Warrawong Public School Warrawong Wollongong 1935 Wee Jasper Public School Wee Jasper Yass Valley 1899 Windang Public School Windang Wollongong 1942 Windellama Public School Windellama Goulburn 1871 Wingello Public School Wingello Wingecarribee 1885 Wollondilly Public School Goulburn Goulburn 1970 Wollongong Public School Wollongong Wollongong 1851 Wollongong West Public School West Wollongong Wollongong 1925 Wolumla Public School Wolumla Bega Valley 1882 Woonona East Public School Woonona Wollongong 1964 Woonona Public School Woonona Wollongong 1882 Wyndham Public School Wyndham Bega Valley 1868 Yanderra Public School Yanderra Wingecarribee 1935 Yass Public School Yass Yass Valley 1879

High schools

In New South Wales, a high school generally covers Years 7 to 12 in the education system, and a central or community school, intended to provide comprehensive education in a rural district, covers Kindergarten to Year 12. An additional class of high schools has emerged in recent years as a result of amalgamations which have produced multi-campus colleges consisting of Junior and Senior campuses.

While most schools are comprehensive and take in all students of high school age living within the defined school boundaries, some schools are either specialist in a given Key Learning Area, or selective in that they set examinations or other performance criteria for entrance. In the Illawarra and South East regions, Karabar (in Queanbeyan) and Smith's Hill (in Wollongong) are selective, whilst Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts and Illawarra Sports High School are specialist.

Approximately 2,000 New South Wales students attend schools in the Australian Capital Territory. The Territory has its own education system separate from the New South Wales system. Students who take this option may still apply to enrol in a New South Wales university through the University Admissions Centre upon completing year 12.