Black Mountain Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Black Mountain, New South Wales 2365 · Armidale LGA
About Black Mountain Public School
Black Mountain Public School is a public primary school located in Black Mountain, New South Wales (2365), within the Armidale local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 20 students (10 girls and 10 boys).
Black Mountain Public School has an ICSEA value of 807, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (2.0 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Black Mountain Public School scores 19.9 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 807
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- 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 Black Mountain Public School's 20 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Black Mountain Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Black Mountain Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Bellambi Public School
Bellambi · Government primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 807
Mumbil Public School
Mumbil · Government primary · K-6
10 students · ICSEA 807
Wadangali Public School
Penrith · Government primary · P-6
166 students · ICSEA 810
Bowen Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 811
William Bayldon Public School
Sawtell · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 812
Newling Public School
Armidale · Government primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 802
Frequently asked questions
Is Black Mountain Public School a public or private school?
Black Mountain Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Black Mountain Public School offer?
Black Mountain Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Black Mountain Public School?
In 2025, Black Mountain Public School had 20 enrolled students (10 girls, 10 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Black Mountain Public School?
Black Mountain Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 807. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Black Mountain Public School?
Black Mountain Public School has about 10.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Black Mountain Public School each year?
In 2025, Black Mountain Public School had 4 students in Kindergarten and 2 in Year 6.
Is Black Mountain Public School co-ed?
Yes. Black Mountain Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Black Mountain Public School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Black Mountain 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 Black Mountain Public School?
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