Franklin Public School
Forest St, Tumut NSW 2720
Franklin Public School is a government primary school in Tumut, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 239 students. Its ICSEA is 900, 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 239.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Franklin Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Tumut, NSW, named after author Miles Franklin. It runs a STEM program alongside literacy, numeracy and wellbeing initiatives, with smaller class sizes, EAL/D and gifted-student support, a chaplaincy service, and the Schools as Community Centres program for families with young children. The school has strong ties to the local Aboriginal community and marks NAIDOC Week and Harmony Day, alongside sporting and NAPLAN success.
Often praised
- STEM program
- small class sizes
- strong Aboriginal community partnerships
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 Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumut Public School | Tumut | Public primary | 1.8 km | 976 | 288 |
| McAuley Catholic College | Tumut | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,001 | 473 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Adelong | Catholic primary | 14.8 km | 980 | 58 |
| Adelong Public School | Adelong | Public primary | 15.2 km | 929 | 24 |
| Brungle Public School | Brungle | Public primary | 17.6 km | 646 | 16 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Batlow | Catholic primary | 24.1 km | 958 | 42 |
| Batlow Central School | Batlow | Public k–12 / combined | 24.3 km | 904 | 103 |
| Gundagai South Public School | South Gundagai | Public primary | 28.4 km | 916 | 47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyrigg Public School | Bonnyrigg | Public primary · P-6 | 238 | 900 |
| Doonside Public School | Doonside | Public primary · P-6 | 258 | 900 |
| King Street Public School | Singleton | Public primary · K-6 | 433 | 900 |
| Orana Heights Public School | Dubbo | Public primary · K-6 | 614 | 900 |
| Parkview Public School | Leeton | Public primary · K-6 | 373 | 900 |
| Smithfield West Public School | Wetherill Park | Public primary · K-6 | 300 | 900 |
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.