Orford Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Orford, Tasmania 7190 · Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGA
About Orford Primary School
Orford Primary School is a public primary school located in Orford, Tasmania (7190), within the Glamorgan-Spring Bay local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 66 students (30 girls and 36 boys).
Orford Primary School has an ICSEA value of 918, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 14th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (5.8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 20% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Orford Primary School scores 25.0 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 918
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-20% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-44 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 Orford Primary School's 66 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Orford Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Orford Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Orford Primary School a public or private school?
Orford Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Tasmania education department.
What year levels does Orford Primary School offer?
Orford Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Orford Primary School?
In 2025, Orford Primary School had 66 enrolled students (30 girls, 36 boys), a change of -20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Orford Primary School?
Orford Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 918. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Orford Primary School?
Orford Primary School has about 10.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Orford Primary School each year?
In 2025, Orford Primary School had 11 students in Prep and 6 in Year 6.
Is Orford Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Orford Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Orford Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Orford Primary 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 Orford Primary School?
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