Iona Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Woodville, New South Wales 2321 · Port Stephens LGA
About Iona Public School
Iona Public School is a public primary school located in Woodville, New South Wales (2321), within the Port Stephens local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 47 students (29 girls and 18 boys).
Iona Public School has an ICSEA value of 992, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 43rd percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (2.9 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Iona Public School scores 45.1 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 992
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-9 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 Iona Public School's 47 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Iona Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Iona Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Largs Public School
Largs · Government primary · K-6
155 students · ICSEA 991 · 3.9 km away
Bolwarra Public School
Bolwarra · Government primary · K-6
390 students · ICSEA 1032 · 5.6 km away
Paterson Public School
Paterson · Government primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1027 · 7.0 km away
Hinton Public School
Hinton · Government primary · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 1009 · 7.2 km away
Morpeth Public School
Morpeth · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1023 · 7.2 km away
Linuwel School Ltd
East Maitland · Independent combined · K-12
244 students · ICSEA 1041 · 8.0 km away
Nillo Infants School
Lorn · Government primary · K-2
52 students · ICSEA 1076 · 8.1 km away
Rutherford Technology High School
Rutherford · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 922 · 8.5 km away
Tenambit Public School
Tenambit · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 893 · 8.6 km away
Rutherford Public School
Rutherford · Government primary · K-6
1,007 students · ICSEA 933 · 8.7 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Bankstown West Public School
Bankstown · Government primary · K-6
317 students · ICSEA 992
Sherwood Grange Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
246 students · ICSEA 992
Campbellfield Public School
Minto · Government primary · K-6
351 students · ICSEA 992
Wilberforce Public School
Wilberforce · Government primary · K-6
326 students · ICSEA 992
Blacktown West Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 992
Martindale Public School
Martindale · Government primary · K-6
7 students · ICSEA 992
Frequently asked questions
Is Iona Public School a public or private school?
Iona Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Iona Public School offer?
Iona Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Iona Public School?
In 2025, Iona Public School had 47 enrolled students (29 girls, 18 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Iona Public School?
Iona Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 992. 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 Iona Public School?
Iona Public School has about 16.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Iona Public School each year?
In 2025, Iona Public School had 11 students in Kindergarten and 4 in Year 6.
Is Iona Public School co-ed?
Yes. Iona Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Iona Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Iona 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 Iona Public School?
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