Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Calala, New South Wales 2340 · Tamworth LGA
About Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is a public boys' high school located in Calala, New South Wales (2340), within the Tamworth local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 606 students.
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 52 teachers (50.4 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School scores 63.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 174th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Tamworth area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+16 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 Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School's 606 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nemingha Public School
Nemingha · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 996 · 2.7 km away
Carinya Christian School Tamworth
Tamworth · Independent combined · K-12
857 students · ICSEA 1034 · 3.9 km away
Liberty College
Tamworth · Independent primary · K-6
63 students · ICSEA 897 · 5.4 km away
St Nicholas' Primary School
Tamworth · Catholic primary · K-6
586 students · ICSEA 1042 · 6.4 km away
Tintinhull Public School
Kootingal · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 973 · 6.5 km away
Parry School
West Tamworth · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 753 · 6.6 km away
Bullimbal School
South Tamworth · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 870 · 6.8 km away
Tamworth High School
South Tamworth · Government high school · 7-12
663 students · ICSEA 860 · 7.0 km away
St Edward's Primary School
South Tamworth · Catholic primary · K-6
525 students · ICSEA 956 · 7.1 km away
Tamworth Public School
Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
891 students · ICSEA 997 · 7.3 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Moorefield Girls High School
Kogarah · Government high school · 7-12
372 students · ICSEA 1025
Quakers Hill High School
Quakers Hill · Government high school · 7-12
925 students · ICSEA 1025
Bungendore High School
Bungendore · Government high school · 7-12
197 students · ICSEA 1026
Springwood High School
Springwood · Government high school · 7-12
566 students · ICSEA 1027
Newcastle High School
Hamilton · Government high school · 7-12
1,072 students · ICSEA 1027
Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus
Oatley · Government high school · 11-12
741 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School a public or private school?
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School offer?
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School?
In 2025, Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School had 606 enrolled students (0 girls, 606 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School?
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. 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.
How does Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School rank in NSW?
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School ranks 174th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (63.0/100), and 440th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School?
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School has about 12.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School?
In 2025, Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School had 111 students in Year 7 and 83 in Year 12.
Is Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School co-ed?
No. Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Farrer Memorial Agricultural High 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 Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School?
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