Newrybar Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newrybar, New South Wales 2479 · Ballina LGA
About Newrybar Public School
Newrybar Public School is a public primary school located in Newrybar, New South Wales (2479), within the Ballina local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 61 students (35 girls and 26 boys).
Newrybar Public School has an ICSEA value of 1082, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 38% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 69% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newrybar Public School scores 69.6 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 1082
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)38% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+69% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Newrybar Public School's 61 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newrybar Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newrybar Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bangalow Public School
Bangalow · Government primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1088 · 3.6 km away
Fernleigh Public School
Fernleigh · Government primary · K-6
33 students · ICSEA 1032 · 6.6 km away
Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School
Byron Bay · Independent combined · K-12
382 students · ICSEA 1097 · 7.6 km away
Teven-Tintenbar Public School
Tintenbar · Government primary · K-6
133 students · ICSEA 1057 · 9.2 km away
Eureka Public School
Eureka · Government primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 1084 · 9.7 km away
Byron Bay High School
Byron Bay · Government high school · 7-12
820 students · ICSEA 1050 · 9.8 km away
St Finbarr's Primary School
Byron Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 1096 · 9.9 km away
Lennox Head Public School
Lennox Head · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1064 · 10 km away
Coorabell Public School
Coorabell · Government primary · K-6
92 students · ICSEA 1066 · 11 km away
Byron Bay Public School
Byron Bay · Government primary · K-6
461 students · ICSEA 1067 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Canterbury Public School
Canterbury · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 1082
Five Dock Public School
Five Dock · Government primary · P-6
314 students · ICSEA 1082
Northmead Public School
Northmead · Government primary · K-6
614 students · ICSEA 1082
Jannali East Public School
Jannali · Government primary · K-6
313 students · ICSEA 1081
Yarrawarrah Public School
Engadine · Government primary · K-6
249 students · ICSEA 1081
Mount Kuring-gai Public School
Mount Kuring-Gai · Government primary · K-6
132 students · ICSEA 1083
Frequently asked questions
Is Newrybar Public School a public or private school?
Newrybar Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Newrybar Public School offer?
Newrybar Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Newrybar Public School?
In 2025, Newrybar Public School had 61 enrolled students (35 girls, 26 boys), a change of 69% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newrybar Public School?
Newrybar Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1082. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newrybar Public School?
Newrybar Public School has about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Newrybar Public School each year?
In 2025, Newrybar Public School had 11 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Newrybar Public School co-ed?
Yes. Newrybar Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newrybar Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newrybar 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 Newrybar Public School?
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