Macdonald Valley Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Central Macdonald, New South Wales 2775 · Hawkesbury LGA
About Macdonald Valley Public School
Macdonald Valley Public School is a public primary school located in Central Macdonald, New South Wales (2775), within the Hawkesbury local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 13 students.
Macdonald Valley Public School has an ICSEA value of 1020, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 26% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 1 teachers (1.6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Macdonald Valley Public School scores 56.7 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 1020
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% 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%)+70 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 Macdonald Valley Public School's 13 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Macdonald Valley Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Macdonald Valley Public School
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Similar schools
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Frequently asked questions
Is Macdonald Valley Public School a public or private school?
Macdonald Valley Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Macdonald Valley Public School offer?
Macdonald Valley Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Macdonald Valley Public School?
In 2025, Macdonald Valley Public School had 13 enrolled students (8 girls, 5 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Macdonald Valley Public School?
Macdonald Valley Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1020. 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 Macdonald Valley Public School each year?
In 2025, Macdonald Valley Public School had 6 students in Kindergarten.
What other schools are near Macdonald Valley Public School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Macdonald Valley 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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