The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tenterfield, New South Wales 2372 · Tenterfield LGA
#1535 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4653 of 4,908 nationally
About The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School is a public primary school located in Tenterfield, New South Wales (2372), within the Tenterfield local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 199 students (98 girls and 101 boys).
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School has an ICSEA value of 865, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 70% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (15.5 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School scores 22.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1535th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Tenterfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 865
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+14% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-25 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 Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School's 199 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School a public or private school?
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School offer?
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School?
In 2025, The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School had 199 enrolled students (98 girls, 101 boys), a change of 14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School?
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 865. 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 The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School rank in NSW?
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School ranks 1535th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (22.5/100), and 4653rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School?
The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School has about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School each year?
In 2025, The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School had 25 students in Kindergarten and 38 in Year 6.
Is The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School co-ed?
Yes. The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial 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.
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