Gloucester Public School

51 Hume St, Gloucester NSW 2422

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Gloucester Public School is a government primary school in Gloucester, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 275 students. Its ICSEA is 955, where the national average is 1000.

275students

955ICSEA · higher than 36% of NSW primary schools

5%language background other than English

17%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

17teaching 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 · -2.1 pts over 3 years

-11%enrolment change over 5 years

110FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 275.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Gloucester Public School describes a K-6 government school in the rural Gloucester area of NSW, at the foot of the Bucketts Mountain range. The school's own site highlights values of respect, curiosity and teamwork under the motto "Opportunity - Innovation - Excellence," with individualised learning support, a full-time learning and support teacher, and a canteen run by the P&C. It is noted for music offered to all students, an award-winning choir, a school band, sporting programs, a computer lab, gardening club, and active engagement with its Aboriginal community.

Often praised

music program and award-winning choir
individualised learning support
strong family/community partnership

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NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Joseph's Primary School	Gloucester	Catholic primary	0.3 km	1,030	35
Barrington Public School	Barrington	Public primary	6.4 km	966	52
Stratford Public School	Stratford	Public primary	12.0 km	904	15
Mount George Public School	Mount George	Public primary	25.1 km	932	23
Krambach Public School	Krambach	Public primary	29.6 km	908	40

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
Caniaba Public School	Lismore	Public primary · K-6	29	955
Cooma North Public School	Cooma North	Public primary · K-6	227	955
Heaton Public School	Jesmond	Public primary · K-6	162	955
Kingstown Public School	Kingstown	Public primary · K-6	10	955
Merrylands East Public School	Merrylands	Public primary · K-6	347	955
Nundle Public School	Nundle	Public primary · K-6	27	955

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.