Smithtown Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Smithtown, New South Wales 2440 · Kempsey LGA
About Smithtown Public School
Smithtown Public School is a public primary school located in Smithtown, New South Wales (2440), within the Kempsey local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 54 students (19 girls and 35 boys).
Smithtown Public School has an ICSEA value of 885, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 65% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.3 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Smithtown Public School scores 23.9 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 885
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-28% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Smithtown Public School's 54 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Smithtown Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Smithtown Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gladstone Public School
Gladstone · Government primary · K-6
19 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.0 km away
Kinchela Public School
Kinchela · Government primary · K-6
27 students · ICSEA 951 · 5.9 km away
Frederickton Public School
Frederickton · Government primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 890 · 6.2 km away
Kempsey East Public School
Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 875 · 12 km away
St Paul's College
West Kempsey · Catholic high school · 7-12
641 students · ICSEA 999 · 12 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
West Kempsey · Catholic primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 991 · 12 km away
Kempsey High School
Kempsey · Government high school · 7-12
584 students · ICSEA 848 · 12 km away
Kempsey West Public School
West Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
422 students · ICSEA 794 · 13 km away
Kempsey Adventist School
Kempsey · Independent combined · K-12
458 students · ICSEA 953 · 13 km away
Kempsey South Public School
Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
129 students · ICSEA 767 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Warrigal Public School
Warilla · Government primary · P-6
185 students · ICSEA 885
Narrandera East Infants School
Narrandera · Government primary · K-2
25 students · ICSEA 884
Cessnock West Public School
Cessnock · Government primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 884
Central Mangrove Public School
Central Mangrove · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 886
Larnook Public School
Larnook · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 886
Frank Partridge VC Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 886
Frequently asked questions
Is Smithtown Public School a public or private school?
Smithtown Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Smithtown Public School offer?
Smithtown Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Smithtown Public School?
In 2025, Smithtown Public School had 54 enrolled students (19 girls, 35 boys), a change of -28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Smithtown Public School?
Smithtown Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 885. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Smithtown Public School?
Smithtown Public School has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Smithtown Public School each year?
In 2025, Smithtown Public School had 6 students in Kindergarten and 10 in Year 6.
Is Smithtown Public School co-ed?
Yes. Smithtown Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Smithtown Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Smithtown 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 Smithtown Public School?
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