Werris Creek Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Werris Creek, New South Wales 2341 · Liverpool Plains LGA
About Werris Creek Public School
Werris Creek Public School is a public primary school located in Werris Creek, New South Wales (2341), within the Liverpool Plains local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 68 students (29 girls and 39 boys).
Werris Creek Public School has an ICSEA value of 836, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (5.8 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 38% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Werris Creek Public School scores 20.4 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 836
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-38% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- 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 Werris Creek Public School's 68 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Werris Creek Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Werris Creek Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
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Kandos Public School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Werris Creek Public School a public or private school?
Werris Creek Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Werris Creek Public School offer?
Werris Creek Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Werris Creek Public School?
In 2025, Werris Creek Public School had 68 enrolled students (29 girls, 39 boys), a change of -38% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Werris Creek Public School?
Werris Creek Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 836. 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 Werris Creek Public School?
Werris Creek Public School has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Werris Creek Public School each year?
In 2025, Werris Creek Public School had 12 students in Kindergarten and 9 in Year 6.
Is Werris Creek Public School co-ed?
Yes. Werris Creek Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Werris Creek Public School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Werris Creek 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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