Dareton Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dareton, New South Wales 2717 · Wentworth LGA
About Dareton Public School
Dareton Public School is a public primary school located in Dareton, New South Wales (2717), within the Wentworth local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 54 students (27 girls and 27 boys).
Dareton Public School has an ICSEA value of 668, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 96% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (9.7 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Dareton Public School scores 20.0 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 668
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+53 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 Dareton Public School's 54 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Dareton Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Dareton Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Coomealla High School
Dareton · Government high school · 7-12
190 students · ICSEA 826 · 1.9 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School
Merbein · Catholic primary · Prep-6
153 students · ICSEA 1006 · 8.5 km away
Merbein P-10 College
Merbein · Government combined · Prep-10
644 students · ICSEA 944 · 9.2 km away
Wentworth Public School
Wentworth · Government primary · K-6
110 students · ICSEA 881 · 11 km away
The Lake Primary School
Cabarita · Government primary · Prep-6
267 students · ICSEA 986 · 14 km away
Ranfurly Primary School
Mildura · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 906 · 14 km away
Mildura West Primary School
Mildura · Government primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 975 · 14 km away
Trinity Lutheran College
Mildura · Independent combined · Prep-10
505 students · ICSEA 1077 · 15 km away
Sacred Heart School
Mildura · Catholic primary · Prep-6
323 students · ICSEA 1055 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Walgett Community College - Primary School
Walgett · Government primary · P-6
97 students · ICSEA 672
Moree East Public School
Moree · Government primary · K-6
230 students · ICSEA 689
Brungle Public School
Brungle · Government primary · K-6
16 students · ICSEA 646
Walhallow Public School
Caroona · Government primary · K-6
10 students · ICSEA 692
Cabbage Tree Island Public School
Cabbage Tree Island · Government primary · K-6
21 students · ICSEA 694
Gwabegar Public School
Gwabegar · Government primary · K-6
21 students · ICSEA 694
Frequently asked questions
Is Dareton Public School a public or private school?
Dareton Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Dareton Public School offer?
Dareton Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Dareton Public School?
In 2025, Dareton Public School had 54 enrolled students (27 girls, 27 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Dareton Public School?
Dareton Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 668. 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 Dareton Public School?
Dareton Public School has about 5.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Dareton Public School each year?
In 2025, Dareton Public School had 7 students in Kindergarten and 11 in Year 6.
Is Dareton Public School co-ed?
Yes. Dareton Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Dareton Public School?
There are 9 other schools within 15 km of Dareton 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 Dareton Public School?
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