Murrurundi Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Murrurundi, New South Wales 2338 · Upper Hunter LGA
About Murrurundi Public School
Murrurundi Public School is a public primary school located in Murrurundi, New South Wales (2338), within the Upper Hunter local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 36 students (17 girls and 19 boys).
Murrurundi Public School has an ICSEA value of 893, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (2.9 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Murrurundi Public School scores 22.2 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 893
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-27% enrolments since 2020 (area median -21%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 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 Murrurundi Public School's 36 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Murrurundi Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Murrurundi Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
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Prairievale Public School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Murrurundi Public School a public or private school?
Murrurundi Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Murrurundi Public School offer?
Murrurundi Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Murrurundi Public School?
In 2025, Murrurundi Public School had 36 enrolled students (17 girls, 19 boys), a change of -27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Murrurundi Public School?
Murrurundi Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 893. 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 Murrurundi Public School?
Murrurundi Public School has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Murrurundi Public School each year?
In 2025, Murrurundi Public School had 4 students in Kindergarten and 6 in Year 6.
Is Murrurundi Public School co-ed?
Yes. Murrurundi Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Murrurundi Public School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Murrurundi 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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