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Gladstone Public School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gladstone, New South Wales 2440 · Kempsey LGA

47.8/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

Scored but not ranked: fewer than 80 students.

How is this calculated?
Students
19
ICSEA
1004
49th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
–
1.5 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About Gladstone Public School

Gladstone Public School is a public primary school located in Gladstone, New South Wales (2440), within the Kempsey local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 19 students.

Gladstone Public School has an ICSEA value of 1004, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 28% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 1 teachers (1.5 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff.

On the Success Index, Gladstone Public School scores 47.8 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 1004
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+109 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.

Gladstone Public School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
12
Boys
7
Language background other than English
17%
Indigenous students
5%

Enrolments by year level

How Gladstone Public School's 19 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
5

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Gladstone Public School have changed over the past decade.

1131512015: 30 students2016: 39 students2017: 49 students2018: 40 students2019: 31 students2020: 25 students2021: 23 students2022: 13 students2023: 12 students2024: 18 students2025: 19 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Schools near Gladstone Public School

Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.

Similar schools

Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gladstone Public School a public or private school?

Gladstone Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.

What year levels does Gladstone Public School offer?

Gladstone Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Gladstone Public School?

In 2025, Gladstone Public School had 19 enrolled students (12 girls, 7 boys).

What is the ICSEA of Gladstone Public School?

Gladstone Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1004. 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 many students start Kindergarten at Gladstone Public School each year?

In 2025, Gladstone Public School had 5 students in Kindergarten.

What other schools are near Gladstone Public School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Gladstone 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.

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