Grafton Public School
Queen St, Grafton NSW 2460
Grafton Public School is a government primary school in Grafton, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 476 students. Its ICSEA is 907, 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 476.
About this school, from public sources
Based on information published on Grafton Public School's own website, this is a large government primary school in Grafton, NSW, catering for kindergarten to year 6, including mainstream and special education classes. The school promotes a holistic, inclusive education with a strong focus on creative and performing arts, alongside sporting and technology programs. Students can take part in extracurricular activities such as band, photography, robotics and chess clubs, and the school competes in state-level debating and choral competitions.
Often praised
- creative and performing arts
- robotics and chess clubs
- inclusive special education classes
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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Valley Anglican School, Grafton Campus | Grafton | Independent primary | 1.0 km | — | — |
| St Mary's Primary School | Grafton | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,020 | 259 |
| Westlawn Public School | Grafton | Public primary | 1.6 km | 940 | 467 |
| South Grafton Public SchoolOC | South Grafton | Public primary | 2.8 km | 905 | 564 |
| St Andrew's Christian School | Grafton | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 974 | 209 |
| Gillwinga Public School | South Grafton | Public primary | 4.4 km | 774 | 129 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | South Grafton | Catholic primary | 4.5 km | 979 | 126 |
| Clarence Valley Anglican School | Clarenza | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,016 | 402 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaminaby Public School | Adaminaby | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 907 |
| Bellbird Public School | Bellbird | Public primary · K-6 | 355 | 907 |
| John Warby Public School | Airds | Public primary · P-6 | 228 | 907 |
| Lansdowne Public School | Lansdowne | Public primary · K-6 | 38 | 907 |
| Attunga Public School | Attunga | Public primary · K-6 | 39 | 908 |
| Boggabri Public School | Boggabri | Public primary · K-6 | 96 | 908 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.