Orama Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Thora, New South Wales 2454 · Bellingen LGA
About Orama Public School
Orama Public School is a public primary school located in Thora, New South Wales (2454), within the Bellingen local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 32 students (16 girls and 16 boys).
Orama Public School has an ICSEA value of 983, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 39th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 39% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (2.7 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Orama Public School scores 42.6 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 983
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+28% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-18 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 Orama Public School's 32 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Orama Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Orama Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education
Thora · Independent combined · K-10
188 students · ICSEA 1032 · 3.0 km away
Mount St John Primary School
Dorrigo · Catholic primary · K-6
61 students · ICSEA 961 · 9.7 km away
Dorrigo Public School
Dorrigo · Government primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 948 · 10 km away
Dorrigo High School
Dorrigo · Government high school · 7-12
118 students · ICSEA 951 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Auburn Public School
Auburn · Government primary · K-6
486 students · ICSEA 983
Beelbangera Public School
Beelbangera · Government primary · K-6
142 students · ICSEA 983
Bathurst Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 983
Glebe Public School
Glebe · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 982
Cawdor Public School
Camden · Government primary · K-6
76 students · ICSEA 982
Kurmond Public School
Kurmond · Government primary · K-6
125 students · ICSEA 982
Frequently asked questions
Is Orama Public School a public or private school?
Orama Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Orama Public School offer?
Orama Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Orama Public School?
In 2025, Orama Public School had 32 enrolled students (16 girls, 16 boys), a change of 28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Orama Public School?
Orama Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 983. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Orama Public School?
Orama Public School has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Orama Public School each year?
In 2025, Orama Public School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 9 in Year 6.
Is Orama Public School co-ed?
Yes. Orama Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Orama Public School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Orama 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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