Ben Venue Public School

Erskine St, Armidale NSW 2350

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Ben Venue Public School is a government primary school in Armidale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 509 students. Its ICSEA is 1,008, where the national average is 1000.

509students

1,008ICSEA · higher than 61% of NSW primary schools

19%language background other than English

16%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

28teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.1%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.7 pts over 3 years

-10%enrolment change over 5 years

74FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 509.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Ben Venue Public School, a K-6 government primary school in Armidale, NSW, describes it as the largest primary school in the area, with roughly 500-530 students. The campus features modern classrooms, a library, a multi-purpose hall and sporting facilities. Students receive weekly lessons from specialist music, PE and library teachers, alongside programs in team and individual sports and performance activities, including state-wide representation opportunities.

Often praised

specialist music, PE and library teachers
sporting and performance program opportunities
modern facilities and large campus

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Ben Venue Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
PLC Armidale	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	0.9 km	1,077	226
OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	1.8 km	981	35
St Mary's Primary School	Armidale	Catholic primary	1.8 km	1,038	327
Sandon Public School	Armidale	Public primary	1.9 km	923	179
The Armidale School	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	1.9 km	1,097	625
Armidale City Public SchoolOC	Armidale	Public primary	2.1 km	963	349
Newling Public School	Armidale	Public primary	2.2 km	802	165
Drummond Memorial Public School	Armidale	Public primary	2.5 km	827	233

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Ashtonfield Public School	Ashtonfield	Public primary · K-6	514	1,008
Binya Public School	Binya	Public primary · K-6	19	1,008
Marrar Public School	Marrar	Public primary · K-6	27	1,008
Narara Public School	Lisarow	Public primary · K-6	377	1,008
Niagara Park Public School	Niagara Park	Public primary · K-6	412	1,008
Wagga Wagga Public School	Wagga Wagga	Public primary · K-6	440	1,008

About this data

Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.