Dunoon Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dunoon, New South Wales 2480 · Lismore LGA
About Dunoon Public School
Dunoon Public School is a public primary school located in Dunoon, New South Wales (2480), within the Lismore local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 72 students (40 girls and 32 boys).
Dunoon Public School has an ICSEA value of 1037, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 63rd percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Dunoon Public School scores 55.0 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 1037
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-51 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 Dunoon Public School's 72 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Dunoon Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Dunoon Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
The Channon Public School
The Channon · Government primary · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 1019 · 3.7 km away
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre
Dorroughby · Government combined
· 4.9 km away
Modanville Public School
Lismore · Government primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 1014 · 5.2 km away
Whian Whian Public School
Whian Whian · Government primary · K-6
8 students · ICSEA 1052 · 5.4 km away
Corndale Public School
Corndale · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 998 · 5.4 km away
Rosebank Public School
Rosebank · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 989 · 7.2 km away
Bexhill Public School
Bexhill · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 995 · 9.3 km away
Coffee Camp Public School
Coffee Camp · Government primary · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 964 · 9.6 km away
Clunes Public School
Clunes · Government primary · K-6
86 students · ICSEA 1056 · 10 km away
St John's College
Lismore · Catholic high school · 7-12
774 students · ICSEA 1059 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Alfords Point Public School
Alfords Point · Government primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 1037
Charlestown Public School
Charlestown · Government primary · K-6
234 students · ICSEA 1037
Bungwahl Public School
Bungwahl · Government primary · K-6
36 students · ICSEA 1037
Woonona East Public School
Woonona · Government primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1037
Clemton Park Public School
Earlwood · Government primary · K-6
500 students · ICSEA 1038
Menai Public School
Menai · Government primary · K-6
154 students · ICSEA 1036
Frequently asked questions
Is Dunoon Public School a public or private school?
Dunoon Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Dunoon Public School offer?
Dunoon Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Dunoon Public School?
In 2025, Dunoon Public School had 72 enrolled students (40 girls, 32 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Dunoon Public School?
Dunoon Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1037. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Dunoon Public School?
Dunoon Public School has about 18.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Dunoon Public School each year?
In 2025, Dunoon Public School had 8 students in Kindergarten and 9 in Year 6.
Is Dunoon Public School co-ed?
Yes. Dunoon Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Dunoon Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Dunoon 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 Dunoon Public School?
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