Tucabia Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tucabia, New South Wales 2462 · Clarence Valley LGA
About Tucabia Public School
Tucabia Public School is a public primary school located in Tucabia, New South Wales (2462), within the Clarence Valley local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 32 students (19 girls and 13 boys).
Tucabia Public School has an ICSEA value of 869, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (2.9 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 19% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Tucabia Public School scores 24.5 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 869
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+19% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Tucabia Public School's 32 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Tucabia Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Tucabia Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ulmarra Public School
Ulmarra · Government primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 971 · 8.4 km away
Cowper Public School
Cowper · Government primary · K-6
17 students · ICSEA 774 · 11 km away
St Andrew's Christian School
Grafton · Independent combined · K-12
209 students · ICSEA 974 · 13 km away
Clarence Valley Anglican School
Clarenza · Independent combined · K-12
402 students · ICSEA 1016 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Ballina Public School
Ballina · Government primary · K-6
254 students · ICSEA 869
The Risk Public School
The Risk · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 869
Whalan Public School
Whalan · Government primary · P-6
340 students · ICSEA 870
Westdale Public School
Westdale · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 870
Oxley Vale Public School
Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 870
Darlington Point Public School
Darlington Point · Government primary · K-6
88 students · ICSEA 870
Frequently asked questions
Is Tucabia Public School a public or private school?
Tucabia Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Tucabia Public School offer?
Tucabia Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Tucabia Public School?
In 2025, Tucabia Public School had 32 enrolled students (19 girls, 13 boys), a change of 19% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Tucabia Public School?
Tucabia Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 869. 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 Tucabia Public School?
Tucabia Public School has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Tucabia Public School each year?
In 2025, Tucabia Public School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 6 in Year 6.
Is Tucabia Public School co-ed?
Yes. Tucabia Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Tucabia Public School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Tucabia 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 Tucabia Public School?
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