Telarah Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Maitland, New South Wales 2320 · Maitland LGA
#1304 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4031 of 4,908 nationally
About Telarah Public School
Telarah Public School is a public primary school located in Maitland, New South Wales (2320), within the Maitland local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 519 students (238 girls and 281 boys).
Telarah Public School has an ICSEA value of 879, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (42.2 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 24% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Telarah Public School scores 31.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1304th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (13th of 19 in the Maitland area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 879
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+24% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Telarah Public School's 519 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Telarah Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Telarah Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Paul's Primary School
Rutherford · Catholic primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 996 · 503 m away
Rutherford Technology High School
Rutherford · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 922 · 1.6 km away
Rutherford Public School
Rutherford · Government primary · K-6
1,007 students · ICSEA 933 · 1.6 km away
Hunter Trade College
Telarah · Independent high school · 11-12
257 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.7 km away
Maitland Public School
Maitland · Government primary · K-6
405 students · ICSEA 936 · 2.3 km away
Nillo Infants School
Lorn · Government primary · K-2
52 students · ICSEA 1076 · 2.6 km away
St John the Baptist Primary School
Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1047 · 2.8 km away
All Saints College
Maitland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.9 km away
Gillieston Public School
Gillieston Heights · Government primary · K-6
404 students · ICSEA 922 · 3.0 km away
The Heights Learning Community
Gillieston Heights · Independent primary · K-3
14 students · ICSEA 1058 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Dundurrabin Public School
Dundurrabin · Government primary · K-6
12 students · ICSEA 879
Eumungerie Public School
Eumungerie · Government primary · K-6
11 students · ICSEA 879
Miller Public School
Miller · Government primary · K-6
266 students · ICSEA 880
Guise Public School
Macquarie Fields · Government primary · K-6
221 students · ICSEA 880
Braddock Public School
Cranebrook · Government primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 880
Jerrys Plains Public School
Jerrys Plains · Government primary · K-6
15 students · ICSEA 877
Frequently asked questions
Is Telarah Public School a public or private school?
Telarah Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Telarah Public School offer?
Telarah Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Telarah Public School?
In 2025, Telarah Public School had 519 enrolled students (238 girls, 281 boys), a change of 24% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Telarah Public School?
Telarah Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 879. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Telarah Public School rank in NSW?
Telarah Public School ranks 1304th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (31.3/100), and 4031st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Telarah Public School?
Telarah Public School has about 12.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Telarah Public School each year?
In 2025, Telarah Public School had 83 students in Kindergarten and 60 in Year 6.
Is Telarah Public School co-ed?
Yes. Telarah Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Telarah Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Telarah 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 Telarah Public School?
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