The Small School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Murwillumbah, New South Wales 2484 · Tweed LGA
About The Small School
The Small School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales (2484), within the Tweed local government area. It caters for students from K to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 67 students (35 girls and 32 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
The Small School has an ICSEA value of 1071, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.2 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 168% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, The Small School scores 63.8 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 1071
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+168% enrolments since 2020 (area median +44%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Small School's 67 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Small School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Small School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount St Patrick Primary School
Murwillumbah · Catholic primary · K-6
373 students · ICSEA 1061 · 391 m away
Sathya Sai College
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-12
280 students · ICSEA 1046 · 397 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
South Murwillumbah · Catholic primary · K-6
161 students · ICSEA 1011 · 411 m away
Mount St Patrick College
Murwillumbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
823 students · ICSEA 1071 · 493 m away
Murwillumbah Public School
Murwillumbah · Government primary · K-6
149 students · ICSEA 959 · 555 m away
Murwillumbah High School
Murwillumbah · Government high school · 7-12
347 students · ICSEA 950 · 855 m away
Murwillumbah East Public School
Murwillumbah · Government primary · K-6
152 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.2 km away
Tweed Valley Adventist College
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-12
381 students · ICSEA 1039 · 2.3 km away
Wollumbin High School
Murwillumbah · Government high school · 7-12
161 students · ICSEA 938 · 3.4 km away
Condong Public School
Condong · Government primary · K-6
49 students · ICSEA 948 · 4.3 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Newcastle Waldorf School
Glendale · Independent combined · K-12
237 students · ICSEA 1072
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School
Mullumbimby · Independent combined · K-12
587 students · ICSEA 1070
Moama Anglican Grammar School
Moama · Independent combined · K-12
721 students · ICSEA 1072
St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens
Salamander Bay · Independent combined · K-12
821 students · ICSEA 1072
Richard Johnson Anglican College
Oakhurst · Independent combined · K-12
1,028 students · ICSEA 1072
Central West Leadership Academy
Dubbo · Independent combined · K-12
158 students · ICSEA 1072
Frequently asked questions
Is The Small School a public or private school?
The Small School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does The Small School offer?
The Small School offers K to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend The Small School?
In 2025, The Small School had 67 enrolled students (35 girls, 32 boys), a change of 168% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Small School?
The Small School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1071. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Small School?
The Small School has about 10.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at The Small School?
In 2025, The Small School had 6 students in Year 7.
Is The Small School co-ed?
Yes. The Small School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Small School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Small 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 Small School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 93 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.