Byron Community Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Byron Bay, New South Wales 2481 · Byron LGA
#283 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#952 of 4,908 nationally
About Byron Community Primary School
Byron Community Primary School is an independent primary school located in Byron Bay, New South Wales (2481), within the Byron local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 95 students (54 girls and 41 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Byron Community Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1094, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 37% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (8.4 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Byron Community Primary School scores 70.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 283rd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (3rd of 10 in the Byron area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1094
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)37% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-36 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 Byron Community Primary School's 95 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Byron Community Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Byron Community Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Byron Bay Public School
Byron Bay · Government primary · K-6
461 students · ICSEA 1067 · 67 m away
St Finbarr's Primary School
Byron Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 1096 · 2.0 km away
Byron Bay High School
Byron Bay · Government high school · 7-12
820 students · ICSEA 1050 · 2.2 km away
Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School
Byron Bay · Independent combined · K-12
382 students · ICSEA 1097 · 4.8 km away
Bangalow Public School
Bangalow · Government primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1088 · 9.7 km away
Newrybar Public School
Newrybar · Government primary · K-6
61 students · ICSEA 1082 · 11 km away
Coorabell Public School
Coorabell · Government primary · K-6
92 students · ICSEA 1066 · 13 km away
Brunswick Heads Public School
Brunswick Heads · Government primary · K-6
222 students · ICSEA 1025 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Kinma School
Terrey Hills · Independent primary · K-6
67 students · ICSEA 1096
Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School
Belrose · Independent primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1092
Arkana College
Kingsgrove · Independent primary · K-6
231 students · ICSEA 1092
Mount Sinai College
Maroubra · Independent primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 1097
Tambelin Independent School
Goulburn · Independent primary · K-6
39 students · ICSEA 1091
The Central Coast Montessori Primary School
Bateau Bay · Independent primary · K-6
66 students · ICSEA 1100
Frequently asked questions
Is Byron Community Primary School a public or private school?
Byron Community Primary School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Byron Community Primary School offer?
Byron Community Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Byron Community Primary School?
In 2025, Byron Community Primary School had 95 enrolled students (54 girls, 41 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Byron Community Primary School?
Byron Community Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1094. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Byron Community Primary School rank in NSW?
Byron Community Primary School ranks 283rd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.7/100), and 952nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Byron Community Primary School?
Byron Community Primary School has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Byron Community Primary School each year?
In 2025, Byron Community Primary School had 13 students in Kindergarten and 15 in Year 6.
Is Byron Community Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Byron Community Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Byron Community Primary School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Byron Community Primary 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 Byron Community Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 134 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.