Ellerston Public School
School Road, Ellerston NSW 2337
Ellerston Public School is a government primary school in Ellerston, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 11 students. Its ICSEA is 935, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 11.
About this school, from public sources
Drawing on the school's own website and public directory listings, Ellerston Public School is a small rural K-6 government primary school in the NSW Upper Hunter, part of the Upper Invermain Small Schools group. It emphasises literacy, numeracy and technology, with a STEM program encouraging hands-on, real-world problem-solving. Its own materials describe a close-knit, vibrant school community supported by dedicated staff, set in a picturesque rural location well outside larger regional centres like Scone and Tamworth.
Often praised
- small-school community feel
- STEM hands-on learning
- part of small-schools support network
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 Ellerston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belltrees Public School | Belltrees | Public primary | 25.1 km | 927 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canley Heights Public School | Canley Heights | Public primary · P-6 | 529 | 935 |
| Chertsey Primary School | Springfield | Public primary · K-6 | 125 | 935 |
| Goolgowi Public School | Goolgowi | Public primary · K-6 | 38 | 935 |
| Greta Public School | Greta | Public primary · K-6 | 186 | 935 |
| Hill Top Public School | Hill Top | Public primary · K-6 | 120 | 935 |
| Marks Point Public School | Marks Point | Public primary · K-6 | 141 | 935 |
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.