Biraban Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Toronto, New South Wales 2283 · Lake Macquarie LGA
#1314 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4064 of 4,908 nationally
About Biraban Public School
Biraban Public School is a public primary school located in Toronto, New South Wales (2283), within the Lake Macquarie local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 163 students (68 girls and 95 boys).
Biraban Public School has an ICSEA value of 871, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (16.8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 38% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Biraban Public School scores 30.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1314th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (48th of 60 in the Lake Macquarie area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 871
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+38% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Biraban Public School's 163 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Biraban Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Biraban Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Toronto High School
Toronto · Government high school · 7-12
952 students · ICSEA 961 · 536 m away
Blackalls Park Public School
Blackalls Park · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 966 · 1.1 km away
Toronto Public School
Toronto · Government primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 910 · 1.7 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Kilaben Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
194 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.1 km away
Charlton Christian College
Fassifern · Independent combined · K-12
831 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.2 km away
Toronto Adventist School
Toronto · Independent primary · K-6
43 students · ICSEA 1173 · 2.5 km away
Fassifern Public School
Fassifern · Government primary · K-6
59 students · ICSEA 947 · 2.8 km away
Fennell Bay Public School
Fennell Bay · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 889 · 3.0 km away
Awaba Public School
Awaba · Government primary · K-6
29 students · ICSEA 940 · 3.6 km away
Rathmines Public School
Rathmines · Government primary · K-6
311 students · ICSEA 996 · 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Lismore Public School
Lismore · Government primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 871
Ross Hill Public School
Inverell · Government primary · K-6
475 students · ICSEA 871
Whalan Public School
Whalan · Government primary · P-6
340 students · ICSEA 870
Tyalla Public School
Coffs Harbour · Government primary · K-6
258 students · ICSEA 872
Westdale Public School
Westdale · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 870
Oxley Vale Public School
Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 870
Frequently asked questions
Is Biraban Public School a public or private school?
Biraban Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Biraban Public School offer?
Biraban Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Biraban Public School?
In 2025, Biraban Public School had 163 enrolled students (68 girls, 95 boys), a change of 38% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Biraban Public School?
Biraban Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 871. 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 Biraban Public School rank in NSW?
Biraban Public School ranks 1314th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (30.7/100), and 4064th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Biraban Public School?
Biraban Public School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Biraban Public School each year?
In 2025, Biraban Public School had 21 students in Kindergarten and 33 in Year 6.
Is Biraban Public School co-ed?
Yes. Biraban Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Biraban Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Biraban 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 Biraban Public School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Belmont, about 8.4 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.