Drake Public School
Allison Street, Drake NSW 2469
Drake Public School is a government primary school in Drake, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 14 students. Its ICSEA is 928, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 14.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Drake Public School as a small rural K-6 government primary school in the village of Drake in Northern NSW, on the Bruxner Highway between Tenterfield and Casino. With a small student enrolment and a low student-to-teacher ratio, the school emphasises a well-balanced curriculum with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy. A notable feature is its kitchen garden program, combining kitchen facilities with productive vegetable gardens for hands-on learning.
Often praised
- Kitchen garden program
- Small class sizes
- Strong literacy and numeracy focus
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 Drake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabulam Public School | Tabulam | Public primary | 19.4 km | 775 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn West Public School | Auburn | Public primary · K-6 | 572 | 928 |
| Blayney Public School | Blayney | Public primary · K-6 | 248 | 928 |
| Kootingal Public School | Kootingal | Public primary · K-6 | 168 | 928 |
| Adelong Public School | Adelong | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 929 |
| Bass Hill Public School | Bass Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 346 | 929 |
| Bathurst West Public SchoolOC | Bathurst | Public primary · K-6 | 515 | 927 |
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.