Barrington Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Barrington, New South Wales 2422 · Mid-Coast LGA
About Barrington Public School
Barrington Public School is a public primary school located in Barrington, New South Wales (2422), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 52 students (31 girls and 21 boys).
Barrington Public School has an ICSEA value of 966, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 32nd percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.8 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 21% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Barrington Public School scores 40.4 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 966
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+21% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Barrington Public School's 52 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Barrington Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Barrington Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's Primary School
Gloucester · Catholic primary · K-6
35 students · ICSEA 1030 · 6.1 km away
Gloucester Public School
Gloucester · Government primary · K-6
275 students · ICSEA 955 · 6.4 km away
Gloucester High School
Gloucester · Government high school · 7-12
309 students · ICSEA 950 · 6.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Hampden Park Public School
Lakemba · Government primary · K-6
859 students · ICSEA 966
Blackalls Park Public School
Blackalls Park · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 966
Maimuru Public School
Maimuru · Government primary · K-6
13 students · ICSEA 966
Griffith East Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
500 students · ICSEA 966
Sturt Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
306 students · ICSEA 966
Goulburn East Public School
Goulburn · Government primary · K-6
148 students · ICSEA 966
Frequently asked questions
Is Barrington Public School a public or private school?
Barrington Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Barrington Public School offer?
Barrington Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Barrington Public School?
In 2025, Barrington Public School had 52 enrolled students (31 girls, 21 boys), a change of 21% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Barrington Public School?
Barrington Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 966. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Barrington Public School?
Barrington Public School has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Barrington Public School each year?
In 2025, Barrington Public School had 13 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is Barrington Public School co-ed?
Yes. Barrington Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Barrington Public School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Barrington 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.
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