Goonengerry Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Goonengerry, New South Wales 2482 · Byron LGA
About Goonengerry Public School
Goonengerry Public School is a public primary school located in Goonengerry, New South Wales (2482), within the Byron local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 57 students (29 girls and 28 boys).
Goonengerry Public School has an ICSEA value of 1048, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (3.8 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Goonengerry Public School scores 62.2 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 1048
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+28 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 Goonengerry Public School's 57 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Goonengerry Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Goonengerry Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Upper Coopers Creek Public School
Upper Coopers Creek · Government primary · K-6
10 students · ICSEA 1003 · 3.7 km away
Wilsons Creek Public School
Mullumbimby · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 1041 · 4.5 km away
Coorabell Public School
Coorabell · Government primary · K-6
92 students · ICSEA 1066 · 5.0 km away
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School
Mullumbimby · Independent combined · K-12
587 students · ICSEA 1070 · 6.1 km away
Mullumbimby High School
Mullumbimby · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 1019 · 7.8 km away
Hinterland Christian College
Mullumbimby · Independent combined · K-10
71 students · ICSEA 1048 · 8.6 km away
Eureka Public School
Eureka · Government primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 1084 · 8.7 km away
St John's Primary School
Mullumbimby · Catholic primary · K-6
63 students · ICSEA 1038 · 8.7 km away
Mullumbimby Public School
Mullumbimby · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 1026 · 9.1 km away
Rosebank Public School
Rosebank · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 989 · 9.2 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Macquarie Fields Public School
Macquarie Fields · Government primary · K-6
828 students · ICSEA 1048
Kingswood Public School
Kingswood · Government primary · K-6
499 students · ICSEA 1048
Wamberal Public School
Wamberal · Government primary · K-6
475 students · ICSEA 1048
Tathra Public School
Tathra · Government primary · K-6
171 students · ICSEA 1048
Mount Lewis Infants School
Greenacre · Government primary · K-2
173 students · ICSEA 1047
Blakehurst Public School
Blakehurst · Government primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1049
Frequently asked questions
Is Goonengerry Public School a public or private school?
Goonengerry Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Goonengerry Public School offer?
Goonengerry Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Goonengerry Public School?
In 2025, Goonengerry Public School had 57 enrolled students (29 girls, 28 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Goonengerry Public School?
Goonengerry Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1048. 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 Goonengerry Public School?
Goonengerry Public School has about 15.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Goonengerry Public School each year?
In 2025, Goonengerry Public School had 8 students in Kindergarten and 2 in Year 6.
Is Goonengerry Public School co-ed?
Yes. Goonengerry Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Goonengerry Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Goonengerry 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 Goonengerry Public School?
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