Palmers Island Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Palmers Island, New South Wales 2463 · Clarence Valley LGA
About Palmers Island Public School
Palmers Island Public School is a public primary school located in Palmers Island, New South Wales (2463), within the Clarence Valley local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 56 students (23 girls and 33 boys).
Palmers Island Public School has an ICSEA value of 944, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 23rd percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (6.4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 47% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Palmers Island Public School scores 33.8 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 944
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+47% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+26 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 Palmers Island Public School's 56 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Palmers Island Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Palmers Island Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Harwood Island Public School
Harwood · Government primary · K-6
34 students · ICSEA 943 · 4.7 km away
St James' Primary School
Yamba · Catholic primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 1074 · 4.8 km away
Iluka Public School
Iluka · Government primary · K-6
96 students · ICSEA 996 · 6.1 km away
Chatsworth Island Public School
Chatsworth · Government primary · K-6
83 students · ICSEA 977 · 6.5 km away
Yamba Public School
Yamba · Government primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 978 · 6.7 km away
Pacific Valley Christian School
Townsend · Independent combined · K-12
277 students · ICSEA 985 · 8.3 km away
Valley Hope Christian School
Townsend · Independent special · U
51 students · ICSEA 951 · 8.3 km away
Gulmarrad Public School
Gulmarrad · Government primary · K-6
213 students · ICSEA 977 · 9.4 km away
Maclean Public School
Maclean · Government primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 908 · 9.4 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Maclean · Catholic primary · K-6
135 students · ICSEA 1019 · 9.4 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Ambarvale Public School
Ambarvale · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 944
Windsor Public School
Windsor · Government primary · K-6
125 students · ICSEA 944
Rowena Public School
Rowena · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 944
Lavington Public School
Lavington · Government primary · K-6
409 students · ICSEA 944
Turvey Park Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 944
Bermagui Public School
Bermagui · Government primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 944
Frequently asked questions
Is Palmers Island Public School a public or private school?
Palmers Island Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Palmers Island Public School offer?
Palmers Island Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Palmers Island Public School?
In 2025, Palmers Island Public School had 56 enrolled students (23 girls, 33 boys), a change of 47% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Palmers Island Public School?
Palmers Island Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 944. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Palmers Island Public School?
Palmers Island Public School has about 8.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Palmers Island Public School each year?
In 2025, Palmers Island Public School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 13 in Year 6.
Is Palmers Island Public School co-ed?
Yes. Palmers Island Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Palmers Island Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Palmers Island 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 Palmers Island Public School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 211 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.