E A Southee Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cootamundra, New South Wales 2590 · Cootamundra-Gundagai LGA
About E A Southee Public School
E A Southee Public School is a public primary school located in Cootamundra, New South Wales (2590), within the Cootamundra-Gundagai local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (38 girls and 36 boys).
E A Southee Public School has an ICSEA value of 840, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 77% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (7.2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, E A Southee Public School scores 20.1 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 840
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-18% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- 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 E A Southee Public School's 74 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at E A Southee Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near E A Southee Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Cootamundra High School
Cootamundra · Government high school · 7-12
203 students · ICSEA 902 · 743 m away
Elouera Special School
Cootamundra · Independent special · U
28 students · ICSEA 943 · 982 m away
Cootamundra Public School
Cootamundra · Government primary · K-6
214 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.1 km away
Sacred Heart Central School
Cootamundra · Catholic combined · K-10
376 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Woolomin Public School
Woolomin · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 840
Hargraves Public School
Hargraves · Government primary · K-6
12 students · ICSEA 840
Blackett Public School
Blackett · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 839
Huntingdon Public School
Wauchope · Government primary · K-6
22 students · ICSEA 838
Willawarrin Public School
Willawarrin · Government primary · K-6
34 students · ICSEA 838
Duri Public School
Duri · Government primary · K-6
42 students · ICSEA 842
Frequently asked questions
Is E A Southee Public School a public or private school?
E A Southee Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does E A Southee Public School offer?
E A Southee Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend E A Southee Public School?
In 2025, E A Southee Public School had 74 enrolled students (38 girls, 36 boys), a change of -18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of E A Southee Public School?
E A Southee Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 840. 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 E A Southee Public School?
E A Southee Public School has about 10.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at E A Southee Public School each year?
In 2025, E A Southee Public School had 3 students in Kindergarten and 14 in Year 6.
Is E A Southee Public School co-ed?
Yes. E A Southee Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near E A Southee Public School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of E A Southee 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 E A Southee Public School?
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