Empire Vale Public School
River Drive, Empire Vale NSW 2478
Empire Vale Public School is a government primary school in Empire Vale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 18 students. Its ICSEA is 941, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, 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 18.
About this school, from public sources
Information here is drawn from the school's own NSW Department of Education website and public planning records. Empire Vale Public School is a small K-6 rural school on the NSW Far North Coast, part of the Southern Cross Community of Small Schools, which pools eight local small schools for sport, public speaking, debating and STEM events. Rebuilt after the 2022 floods, it reopened in September 2024 with new classrooms designed for natural light and modern technology. The school describes strong parent and community support and a focus on inclusive learning and wellbeing.
Often praised
- strong community and parent support
- new post-flood rebuilt facilities
- small-schools network for sport and enrichment
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 Empire Vale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardell Public School | Wardell | Public primary | 5.3 km | 952 | 24 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School | Wardell | Public primary | 5.9 km | 694 | 21 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.3 km | 1,113 | 878 |
| Ballina Public School | Ballina | Public primary | 7.5 km | 869 | 254 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School | Ballina | Catholic primary | 7.7 km | 1,045 | 398 |
| Richmond Christian College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.4 km | 1,069 | 327 |
| Southern Cross Public School | East Ballina | Public primary | 10.5 km | 1,053 | 388 |
| Alstonville Public SchoolOC | Alstonville | Public primary | 10.8 km | 1,001 | 280 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcoar Public School | Carcoar | Public primary · K-6 | 31 | 941 |
| Cobargo Public School | Cobargo | Public primary · K-6 | 77 | 941 |
| Forest Hill Public School | Forest Hill | Public primary · K-6 | 159 | 941 |
| Lake Heights Public School | Lake Heights | Public primary · K-6 | 147 | 941 |
| Llandilo Public School | Llandilo | Public primary · K-6 | 155 | 941 |
| Murringo Public School | Murringo | Public primary · K-6 | 43 | 941 |
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.