Nillo Infants School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lorn, New South Wales 2320 · Maitland LGA
About Nillo Infants School
Nillo Infants School is a public primary school located in Lorn, New South Wales (2320), within the Maitland local government area. It caters for students from K to 2 and in 2025 enrolled 52 students (26 girls and 26 boys).
Nillo Infants School has an ICSEA value of 1076, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Nillo Infants School scores 68.0 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 1076
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+19 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 Nillo Infants School's 52 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nillo Infants School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nillo Infants School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Maitland Public School
Maitland · Government primary · K-6
405 students · ICSEA 936 · 1.1 km away
All Saints College
Maitland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1023 · 1.1 km away
St John the Baptist Primary School
Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1047 · 1.2 km away
Hunter Trade College
Telarah · Independent high school · 11-12
257 students · ICSEA 978 · 2.4 km away
Bolwarra Public School
Bolwarra · Government primary · K-6
390 students · ICSEA 1032 · 2.5 km away
Telarah Public School
Maitland · Government primary · P-6
519 students · ICSEA 879 · 2.6 km away
St Paul's Primary School
Rutherford · Catholic primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 996 · 2.8 km away
Rutherford Technology High School
Rutherford · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 922 · 3.2 km away
Maitland East Public School
East Maitland · Government primary · K-6
559 students · ICSEA 975 · 3.4 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
East Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
449 students · ICSEA 1063 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Narrabeen North Public School
North Narrabeen · Government primary · K-6
580 students · ICSEA 1076
Kahibah Public School
Kahibah · Government primary · K-6
291 students · ICSEA 1076
Balgownie Public School
Balgownie · Government primary · K-6
329 students · ICSEA 1076
Burrawang Public School
Burrawang · Government primary · K-6
30 students · ICSEA 1076
Hurstville South Public School
Hurstville · Government primary · K-6
453 students · ICSEA 1077
Gymea North Public School
Gymea · Government primary · K-6
362 students · ICSEA 1075
Frequently asked questions
Is Nillo Infants School a public or private school?
Nillo Infants School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Nillo Infants School offer?
Nillo Infants School offers K to 2. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Nillo Infants School?
In 2025, Nillo Infants School had 52 enrolled students (26 girls, 26 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nillo Infants School?
Nillo Infants School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1076. 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 Nillo Infants School?
Nillo Infants School has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Nillo Infants School each year?
In 2025, Nillo Infants School had 21 students in Kindergarten.
Is Nillo Infants School co-ed?
Yes. Nillo Infants School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nillo Infants School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nillo Infants 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 Nillo Infants School?
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