Broken Hill Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880 · Broken Hill LGA
#1460 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4454 of 4,908 nationally
About Broken Hill Public School
Broken Hill Public School is a public primary school located in Broken Hill, New South Wales (2880), within the Broken Hill local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 162 students (83 girls and 79 boys).
Broken Hill Public School has an ICSEA value of 881, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 60% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (15.4 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Broken Hill Public School scores 25.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1460th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (6th of 8 in the Broken Hill area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 881
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-32 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 Broken Hill Public School's 162 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Broken Hill Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Broken Hill Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Broken Hill High School
Broken Hill · Government high school · 7-12
411 students · ICSEA 892 · 402 m away
Sacred Heart Parish School
Broken Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
190 students · ICSEA 990 · 516 m away
Burke Ward Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 858 · 1.5 km away
Morgan Street Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
290 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.7 km away
School of the Air
Broken Hill · Government primary · P-6
120 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.9 km away
Broken Hill North Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
206 students · ICSEA 864 · 2.0 km away
Railway Town Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · K-6
124 students · ICSEA 868 · 2.2 km away
Willyama High School
Broken Hill · Government high school · 7-12
570 students · ICSEA 903 · 2.7 km away
Alma Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · P-6
255 students · ICSEA 875 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mummulgum Public School
Mummulgum · Government primary · K-6
21 students · ICSEA 881
Griffith Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 881
Wentworth Public School
Wentworth · Government primary · K-6
110 students · ICSEA 881
Miller Public School
Miller · Government primary · K-6
266 students · ICSEA 880
Guise Public School
Macquarie Fields · Government primary · K-6
221 students · ICSEA 880
Braddock Public School
Cranebrook · Government primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 880
Frequently asked questions
Is Broken Hill Public School a public or private school?
Broken Hill Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Broken Hill Public School offer?
Broken Hill Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Broken Hill Public School?
In 2025, Broken Hill Public School had 162 enrolled students (83 girls, 79 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Broken Hill Public School?
Broken Hill Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 881. 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 Broken Hill Public School rank in NSW?
Broken Hill Public School ranks 1460th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (25.6/100), and 4454th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Broken Hill Public School?
Broken Hill Public School has about 10.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Broken Hill Public School each year?
In 2025, Broken Hill Public School had 22 students in Kindergarten and 22 in Year 6.
Is Broken Hill Public School co-ed?
Yes. Broken Hill Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Broken Hill Public School?
There are 9 other schools within 15 km of Broken Hill 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 Broken Hill Public School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 415 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.