The Channon Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025The Channon, New South Wales 2480 · Lismore LGA
About The Channon Public School
The Channon Public School is a public primary school located in The Channon, New South Wales (2480), within the Lismore local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 25 students (9 girls and 16 boys).
The Channon Public School has an ICSEA value of 1019, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (2.7 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, The Channon Public School scores 53.4 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 1019
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-41 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 The Channon Public School's 25 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Channon Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Channon Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dunoon Public School
Dunoon · Government primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 1037 · 3.7 km away
Whian Whian Public School
Whian Whian · Government primary · K-6
8 students · ICSEA 1052 · 5.3 km away
Coffee Camp Public School
Coffee Camp · Government primary · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 964 · 6.0 km away
Modanville Public School
Lismore · Government primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 1014 · 6.3 km away
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre
Dorroughby · Government combined
· 7.3 km away
Corndale Public School
Corndale · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 998 · 9.1 km away
Jiggi Public School
Jiggi · Government primary · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 1010 · 9.7 km away
Rosebank Public School
Rosebank · Government primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 989 · 11 km away
Tuntable Falls Community School
Tuntable Falls Via Nimbin · Independent primary · K-6
54 students · ICSEA 1023 · 11 km away
Nimbin Central School
Nimbin · Government combined · K-12
245 students · ICSEA 956 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Lidcombe Public School
Lidcombe · Government primary · K-6
762 students · ICSEA 1019
Padstow Park Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1019
Ropes Crossing Public School
Ropes Crossing · Government primary · K-6
789 students · ICSEA 1019
Waratah Public School
Waratah · Government primary · P-6
351 students · ICSEA 1019
Caves Beach Public School
Caves Beach · Government primary · K-6
349 students · ICSEA 1019
Glendore Public School
Maryland · Government primary · K-6
609 students · ICSEA 1019
Frequently asked questions
Is The Channon Public School a public or private school?
The Channon Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does The Channon Public School offer?
The Channon Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend The Channon Public School?
In 2025, The Channon Public School had 25 enrolled students (9 girls, 16 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Channon Public School?
The Channon Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1019. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Channon Public School?
The Channon Public School has about 9.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is The Channon Public School co-ed?
Yes. The Channon Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Channon Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Channon 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 The Channon Public School?
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