Barrack Heights Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Barrack Heights, New South Wales 2528 · Shellharbour LGA
#1553 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4691 of 4,908 nationally
About Barrack Heights Public School
Barrack Heights Public School is a public primary school located in Barrack Heights, New South Wales (2528), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 192 students (82 girls and 110 boys).
Barrack Heights Public School has an ICSEA value of 873, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 67% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (18.0 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Barrack Heights Public School scores 21.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1553rd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (17th of 17 in the Shellharbour area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 873
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-16% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Barrack Heights Public School's 192 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Barrack Heights Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Barrack Heights Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Warrigal Public School
Warilla · Government primary · P-6
185 students · ICSEA 885 · 603 m away
Warilla Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
279 students · ICSEA 937 · 777 m away
Peterborough School
Warilla · Government special · U
115 students · ICSEA 938 · 887 m away
Oak Flats High School
Oak Flats · Government high school · 7-12
648 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.1 km away
Warilla High School
Barrack Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,020 students · ICSEA 968 · 1.3 km away
Balarang Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 974 · 1.4 km away
Nazareth Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour City · Catholic primary · K-6
413 students · ICSEA 1052 · 1.4 km away
Warilla North Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
167 students · ICSEA 872 · 1.5 km away
Lake Illawarra High School
Lake Illawarra · Government high school · 7-12
542 students · ICSEA 894 · 2.0 km away
Lake Illawarra South Public School
Lake Illawarra · Government primary · K-6
177 students · ICSEA 954 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Marys North Public School
North St Marys · Government primary · K-6
345 students · ICSEA 873
Emerton Public School
Emerton · Government primary · K-6
218 students · ICSEA 873
White Cliffs Public School
White Cliffs · Government primary · K-6
17 students · ICSEA 873
Tyalla Public School
Coffs Harbour · Government primary · K-6
258 students · ICSEA 872
Mallawa Public School
Moree · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 874
Conargo Public School
Conargo · Government primary · K-6
12 students · ICSEA 874
Frequently asked questions
Is Barrack Heights Public School a public or private school?
Barrack Heights Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Barrack Heights Public School offer?
Barrack Heights Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Barrack Heights Public School?
In 2025, Barrack Heights Public School had 192 enrolled students (82 girls, 110 boys), a change of -16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Barrack Heights Public School?
Barrack Heights Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 873. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Barrack Heights Public School rank in NSW?
Barrack Heights Public School ranks 1553rd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (21.8/100), and 4691st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Barrack Heights Public School?
Barrack Heights Public School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Barrack Heights Public School each year?
In 2025, Barrack Heights Public School had 31 students in Kindergarten and 19 in Year 6.
Is Barrack Heights Public School co-ed?
Yes. Barrack Heights Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Barrack Heights Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Barrack Heights Public School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Barrack Heights Public School?
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