Port Macquarie Steiner School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444 · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
About Port Macquarie Steiner School
Port Macquarie Steiner School is an independent primary school located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales (2444), within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 69 students (32 girls and 37 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Port Macquarie Steiner School has an ICSEA value of 1051, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 146% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Port Macquarie Steiner School scores 65.1 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 1051
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)23% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+146% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+36 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 Steiner School's 69 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Port Macquarie Steiner School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Port Macquarie Steiner School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029 · 698 m away
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 5-12
612 students · ICSEA 919 · 860 m away
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888 · 1.1 km away
Port Macquarie Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
451 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.2 km away
North East Public School of Distance Education
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
45 students · ICSEA 979 · 1.2 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.3 km away
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833 · 1.6 km away
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 7-12
717 students · ICSEA 971 · 1.6 km away
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068 · 2.0 km away
Hastings Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
526 students · ICSEA 1019 · 2.2 km away
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Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Sava College
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188 students · ICSEA 1052
St Dominic Savio School
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41 students · ICSEA 1053
Al Hikma College
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399 students · ICSEA 1049
Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education
Bega · Independent primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1056
The Heights Learning Community
Gillieston Heights · Independent primary · K-3
14 students · ICSEA 1058
St John's Lutheran Primary School
Jindera · Independent primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1061
Frequently asked questions
Is Port Macquarie Steiner School a public or private school?
Port Macquarie Steiner School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Port Macquarie Steiner School offer?
Port Macquarie Steiner School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Port Macquarie Steiner School?
In 2025, Port Macquarie Steiner School had 69 enrolled students (32 girls, 37 boys), a change of 146% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Port Macquarie Steiner School?
Port Macquarie Steiner School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1051. 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 Port Macquarie Steiner School?
Port Macquarie Steiner School has about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Port Macquarie Steiner School each year?
In 2025, Port Macquarie Steiner School had 14 students in Kindergarten and 6 in Year 6.
Is Port Macquarie Steiner School co-ed?
Yes. Port Macquarie Steiner School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Port Macquarie Steiner School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Port Macquarie Steiner 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 Port Macquarie Steiner School?
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