Cabbage Tree Island Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales 2477 · Ballina LGA
About Cabbage Tree Island Public School
Cabbage Tree Island Public School is a public primary school located in Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales (2477), within the Ballina local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 21 students (10 girls and 11 boys).
Cabbage Tree Island Public School has an ICSEA value of 694, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 88% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.9 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 45% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Cabbage Tree Island Public School scores 19.2 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 694
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-45% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 Cabbage Tree Island Public School's 21 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cabbage Tree Island Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cabbage Tree Island Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wardell Public School
Wardell · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 952 · 1.0 km away
Empire Vale Public School
Empire Vale · Government primary · K-6
18 students · ICSEA 941 · 5.9 km away
Broadwater Public School
Broadwater · Government primary · K-6
47 students · ICSEA 979 · 6.5 km away
Rous Public School
Alstonville · Government primary · K-6
85 students · ICSEA 1031 · 9.9 km away
North Coast Pathway
Alstonville · Independent special · 9-10
26 students · ICSEA 998 · 11 km away
Emmanuel Anglican College
Ballina · Independent combined · K-12
878 students · ICSEA 1113 · 12 km away
Alstonville High School
Alstonville · Government high school · 7-12
522 students · ICSEA 990 · 12 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Alstonville · Catholic primary · K-6
187 students · ICSEA 1045 · 12 km away
Alstonville Public School
Alstonville · Government primary · K-6
280 students · ICSEA 1001 · 12 km away
Ballina Public School
Ballina · Government primary · K-6
254 students · ICSEA 869 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Gwabegar Public School
Gwabegar · Government primary · K-6
21 students · ICSEA 694
Walhallow Public School
Caroona · Government primary · K-6
10 students · ICSEA 692
Moree East Public School
Moree · Government primary · K-6
230 students · ICSEA 689
Coonamble Public School
Coonamble · Government primary · P-6
186 students · ICSEA 701
Bourke Public School
Bourke · Government primary · K-6
145 students · ICSEA 702
Green Hill Public School
West Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
19 students · ICSEA 712
Frequently asked questions
Is Cabbage Tree Island Public School a public or private school?
Cabbage Tree Island Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Cabbage Tree Island Public School offer?
Cabbage Tree Island Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Cabbage Tree Island Public School?
In 2025, Cabbage Tree Island Public School had 21 enrolled students (10 girls, 11 boys), a change of -45% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cabbage Tree Island Public School?
Cabbage Tree Island Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 694. 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 Cabbage Tree Island Public School?
Cabbage Tree Island Public School has about 5.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Cabbage Tree Island Public School each year?
In 2025, Cabbage Tree Island Public School had 2 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Cabbage Tree Island Public School co-ed?
Yes. Cabbage Tree Island Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Cabbage Tree Island Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cabbage Tree Island 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 Cabbage Tree Island Public School?
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