Gum Flat Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gum Flat, New South Wales 2360 · Inverell LGA
About Gum Flat Public School
Gum Flat Public School is a public primary school located in Gum Flat, New South Wales (2360), within the Inverell local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 29 students (12 girls and 17 boys).
Gum Flat Public School has an ICSEA value of 997, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (2.7 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 38% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Gum Flat Public School scores 47.9 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 997
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+38% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+22 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 Gum Flat Public School's 29 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Gum Flat Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gum Flat Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ross Hill Public School
Inverell · Government primary · K-6
475 students · ICSEA 871 · 12 km away
Inverell High School
Inverell · Government high school · 7-12
484 students · ICSEA 888 · 13 km away
Inverell Public School
Inverell · Government primary · K-6
498 students · ICSEA 899 · 14 km away
Macintyre High School
Inverell · Government high school · 6-12
487 students · ICSEA 919 · 15 km away
Holy Trinity School
Inverell · Catholic combined · K-10
577 students · ICSEA 1003 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Nuwarra Public School
Moorebank · Government primary · K-6
508 students · ICSEA 997
Walters Road Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
523 students · ICSEA 997
Bilambil Public School
Bilambil · Government primary · K-6
314 students · ICSEA 997
North Haven Public School
North Haven · Government primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 997
Tamworth Public School
Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
891 students · ICSEA 997
Queanbeyan Public School
Queanbeyan · Government primary · K-6
361 students · ICSEA 997
Frequently asked questions
Is Gum Flat Public School a public or private school?
Gum Flat Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Gum Flat Public School offer?
Gum Flat Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Gum Flat Public School?
In 2025, Gum Flat Public School had 29 enrolled students (12 girls, 17 boys), a change of 38% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Gum Flat Public School?
Gum Flat Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 997. 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 Gum Flat Public School?
Gum Flat Public School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Gum Flat Public School each year?
In 2025, Gum Flat Public School had 2 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Gum Flat Public School co-ed?
Yes. Gum Flat Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gum Flat Public School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Gum Flat 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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