Moonbi Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Moonbi, New South Wales 2353 · Tamworth LGA
About Moonbi Public School
Moonbi Public School is a public primary school located in Moonbi, New South Wales (2353), within the Tamworth local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 31 students (10 girls and 21 boys).
Moonbi Public School has an ICSEA value of 850, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (2.9 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Moonbi Public School scores 19.2 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 850
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-26% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-33 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 Moonbi Public School's 31 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Moonbi Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Moonbi Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kootingal Public School
Kootingal · Government primary · K-6
168 students · ICSEA 928 · 4.2 km away
Tintinhull Public School
Kootingal · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 973 · 9.6 km away
Nemingha Public School
Nemingha · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 996 · 14 km away
Oxley High School
North Tamworth · Government high school · 7-12
1,007 students · ICSEA 936 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Dubbo North Public School
Dubbo · Government primary · K-6
276 students · ICSEA 850
Wakool Burraboi Public School
Wakool · Government primary · K-6
15 students · ICSEA 849
Cobar Public School
Cobar · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 849
Wanaaring Public School
Wanaaring · Government primary · K-6
7 students · ICSEA 851
Heckenberg Public School
Heckenberg · Government primary · K-6
209 students · ICSEA 848
Stuarts Point Public School
Stuarts Point · Government primary · K-6
53 students · ICSEA 848
Frequently asked questions
Is Moonbi Public School a public or private school?
Moonbi Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Moonbi Public School offer?
Moonbi Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Moonbi Public School?
In 2025, Moonbi Public School had 31 enrolled students (10 girls, 21 boys), a change of -26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Moonbi Public School?
Moonbi Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 850. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Moonbi Public School?
Moonbi Public School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Moonbi Public School each year?
In 2025, Moonbi Public School had 3 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Moonbi Public School co-ed?
Yes. Moonbi Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Moonbi Public School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Moonbi 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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