Port Macquarie Adventist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444 · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
#208 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#661 of 1,259 nationally
About Port Macquarie Adventist School
Port Macquarie Adventist School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales (2444), within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. It caters for students from K to 11 and in 2025 enrolled 91 students (45 girls and 46 boys). The school is affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
Port Macquarie Adventist School has an ICSEA value of 1011, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 52nd percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (14.4 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Port Macquarie Adventist School scores 49.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 208th of 314 combined schools in NSW (4th of 4 in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1011
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)23% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Port Macquarie Adventist School's 91 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Port Macquarie Adventist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Port Macquarie Adventist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Peter's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
534 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.4 km away
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.4 km away
St Columba Anglican School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-12
1,221 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.1 km away
Hastings Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
526 students · ICSEA 1019 · 2.4 km away
The Nature School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-9
171 students · ICSEA 1054 · 2.6 km away
Tacking Point Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
594 students · ICSEA 1054 · 2.6 km away
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029 · 3.0 km away
Port Macquarie Steiner School
Port Macquarie · Independent primary · K-6
69 students · ICSEA 1051 · 3.4 km away
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888 · 3.4 km away
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 5-12
612 students · ICSEA 919 · 3.6 km away
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Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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1,129 students · ICSEA 1014
Parkes Christian School
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402 students · ICSEA 1014
MidCoast Christian College
Taree · Independent combined · K-12
787 students · ICSEA 1015
Clarence Valley Anglican School
Clarenza · Independent combined · K-12
402 students · ICSEA 1016
Snowy Mountains Christian School
Cooma North · Independent combined · K-10
50 students · ICSEA 1005
Frequently asked questions
Is Port Macquarie Adventist School a public or private school?
Port Macquarie Adventist School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
What year levels does Port Macquarie Adventist School offer?
Port Macquarie Adventist School offers K to 11. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Port Macquarie Adventist School?
In 2025, Port Macquarie Adventist School had 91 enrolled students (45 girls, 46 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Port Macquarie Adventist School?
Port Macquarie Adventist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1011. 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.
How does Port Macquarie Adventist School rank in NSW?
Port Macquarie Adventist School ranks 208th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (49.9/100), and 661st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Port Macquarie Adventist School?
Port Macquarie Adventist School has about 6.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Port Macquarie Adventist School?
In 2025, Port Macquarie Adventist School had 4 students in Year 7.
Is Port Macquarie Adventist School co-ed?
Yes. Port Macquarie Adventist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Port Macquarie Adventist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Port Macquarie Adventist 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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