Scone Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Scone, New South Wales 2337 · Upper Hunter LGA
#1307 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4038 of 4,908 nationally
About Scone Public School
Scone Public School is a public primary school located in Scone, New South Wales (2337), within the Upper Hunter local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 400 students (187 girls and 213 boys).
Scone Public School has an ICSEA value of 943, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 22nd percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 47% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (26.3 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Scone Public School scores 31.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1307th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 3 in the Upper Hunter area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 943
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -21%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Scone Public School's 400 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Scone Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Scone Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Scone Grammar School
Scone · Independent combined · K-12
692 students · ICSEA 1025 · 184 m away
St Mary's Primary School
Scone · Catholic primary · K-6
138 students · ICSEA 1002 · 883 m away
Scone High School
Scone · Government high school · 7-12
316 students · ICSEA 894 · 1.1 km away
Aberdeen Public School
Aberdeen · Government primary · K-6
151 students · ICSEA 890 · 13 km away
St Joseph's Catholic College
Aberdeen · Catholic high school · 7-12
685 students · ICSEA 968 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Guildford Public School
Guildford · Government primary · K-6
623 students · ICSEA 943
Mount Pritchard East Public School
Mount Pritchard · Government primary · K-6
214 students · ICSEA 943
Harwood Island Public School
Harwood · Government primary · K-6
34 students · ICSEA 943
Cootamundra Public School
Cootamundra · Government primary · K-6
214 students · ICSEA 943
Mathoura Public School
Mathoura · Government primary · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 943
Moruya Public School
Moruya · Government primary · K-6
326 students · ICSEA 943
Frequently asked questions
Is Scone Public School a public or private school?
Scone Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Scone Public School offer?
Scone Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Scone Public School?
In 2025, Scone Public School had 400 enrolled students (187 girls, 213 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Scone Public School?
Scone Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 943. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Scone Public School rank in NSW?
Scone Public School ranks 1307th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (31.2/100), and 4038th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Scone Public School?
Scone Public School has about 15.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Scone Public School each year?
In 2025, Scone Public School had 61 students in Kindergarten and 69 in Year 6.
Is Scone Public School co-ed?
Yes. Scone Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Scone Public School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Scone 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 Scone Public School?
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