Guyra Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Guyra, New South Wales 2365 · Armidale LGA
#289 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#1079 of 1,259 nationally
About Guyra Central School
Guyra Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Guyra, New South Wales (2365), within the Armidale local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 292 students (135 girls and 157 boys).
Guyra Central School has an ICSEA value of 889, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 67% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (26.9 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Guyra Central School scores 29.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 289th of 314 combined schools in NSW (5th of 5 in the Armidale area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 889
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 Guyra Central School's 292 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Guyra Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Guyra Central School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary of the Angels Primary School
Guyra · Catholic primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 1008 · 580 m away
Black Mountain Public School
Black Mountain · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 807 · 9.7 km away
Bald Blair Public School
Guyra · Government primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 969 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Government combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mendooran Central School
Mendooran · Government combined · K-12
91 students · ICSEA 889
Dubbo School of Distance Education
Dubbo · Government combined · P-12
183 students · ICSEA 888
Emmaville Central School
Emmaville · Government combined · K-12
94 students · ICSEA 886
Dunedoo Central School
Dunedoo · Government combined · K-12
152 students · ICSEA 893
Barellan Central School
Barellan · Government combined · K-12
54 students · ICSEA 894
Coolah Central School
Coolah · Government combined · K-12
148 students · ICSEA 896
Frequently asked questions
Is Guyra Central School a public or private school?
Guyra Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Guyra Central School offer?
Guyra Central School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Guyra Central School?
In 2025, Guyra Central School had 292 enrolled students (135 girls, 157 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Guyra Central School?
Guyra Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 889. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Guyra Central School rank in NSW?
Guyra Central School ranks 289th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (29.8/100), and 1079th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Guyra Central School?
Guyra Central School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Guyra Central School?
In 2025, Guyra Central School had 34 students in Year 7 and 17 in Year 12.
Is Guyra Central School co-ed?
Yes. Guyra Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Guyra Central School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Guyra Central 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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