Falls Creek Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Falls Creek, New South Wales 2540 · Shoalhaven LGA
About Falls Creek Public School
Falls Creek Public School is a public primary school located in Falls Creek, New South Wales (2540), within the Shoalhaven local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 59 students (28 girls and 31 boys).
Falls Creek Public School has an ICSEA value of 921, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 62% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 55% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Falls Creek Public School scores 26.3 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 921
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+55% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-69 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 Falls Creek Public School's 59 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Falls Creek Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Falls Creek Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nowra Hill Public School
Nowra · Government primary · K-6
131 students · ICSEA 986 · 4.2 km away
William Campbell College
Nowra Hill · Independent special · K-7
28 students · ICSEA 881 · 6.0 km away
Nowra Christian School
Nowra · Independent combined · K-12
572 students · ICSEA 1033 · 7.1 km away
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Nowra · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 1028 · 7.8 km away
Shoalhaven High School
Nowra · Government high school · 7-12
610 students · ICSEA 862 · 7.8 km away
Nowra East Public School
Nowra East · Government primary · P-6
420 students · ICSEA 784 · 9.4 km away
Nowra Public School
Nowra · Government primary · K-6
517 students · ICSEA 904 · 9.7 km away
Tomerong Public School
Tomerong · Government primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 973 · 9.9 km away
Huskisson Public School
Huskisson · Government primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1004 · 10 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Nowra · Catholic primary · K-6
537 students · ICSEA 994 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Nana Glen Public School
Nana Glen · Government primary · K-6
100 students · ICSEA 921
Wyalong Public School
Wyalong · Government primary · K-6
87 students · ICSEA 921
La Perouse Public School
La Perouse · Government primary · K-6
111 students · ICSEA 920
Liverpool West Public School
Liverpool · Government primary · P-6
668 students · ICSEA 920
Cartwright Public School
Cartwright · Government primary · K-6
241 students · ICSEA 920
Gillieston Public School
Gillieston Heights · Government primary · K-6
404 students · ICSEA 922
Frequently asked questions
Is Falls Creek Public School a public or private school?
Falls Creek Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Falls Creek Public School offer?
Falls Creek Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Falls Creek Public School?
In 2025, Falls Creek Public School had 59 enrolled students (28 girls, 31 boys), a change of 55% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Falls Creek Public School?
Falls Creek Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 921. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Falls Creek Public School?
Falls Creek Public School has about 14.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Falls Creek Public School each year?
In 2025, Falls Creek Public School had 7 students in Kindergarten and 4 in Year 6.
Is Falls Creek Public School co-ed?
Yes. Falls Creek Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Falls Creek Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Falls Creek 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 Falls Creek Public School?
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