Cowper Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cowper, New South Wales 2460 · Clarence Valley LGA
About Cowper Public School
Cowper Public School is a public primary school located in Cowper, New South Wales (2460), within the Clarence Valley local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 17 students.
Cowper Public School has an ICSEA value of 774, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 71% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (1.5 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Cowper Public School scores 6.9 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 774
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-146 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 Cowper Public School's 17 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cowper Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cowper Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Gillwinga Public School
South Grafton · Government primary · K-6
129 students · ICSEA 774
Baryulgil Public School
Baryulgil · Government primary · K-6
14 students · ICSEA 775
Tabulam Public School
Tabulam · Government primary · K-6
63 students · ICSEA 775
Old Bonalbo Public School
Old Bonalbo · Government primary · K-6
13 students · ICSEA 776
Dubbo West Public School
Dubbo · Government primary · P-6
293 students · ICSEA 772
Boomi Public School
Boomi · Government primary · K-6
7 students · ICSEA 770
Frequently asked questions
Is Cowper Public School a public or private school?
Cowper Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Cowper Public School offer?
Cowper Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Cowper Public School?
In 2025, Cowper Public School had 17 enrolled students (1 girls, 16 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Cowper Public School?
Cowper Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 774. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How many students start Kindergarten at Cowper Public School each year?
In 2025, Cowper Public School had 4 students in Kindergarten.
What other schools are near Cowper Public School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Cowper 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 Cowper Public School?
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