Grahamstown Public School

Hastings Drive, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Grahamstown Public School is a government primary school in Raymond Terrace, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 253 students. Its ICSEA is 912, where the national average is 1000.

253students

912ICSEA · higher than 18% of NSW primary schools

5%language background other than English

20%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

20teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

86.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.1 pts over 3 years

-20%enrolment change over 5 years

147FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 253.

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources, including the school's own website, describe Grahamstown Public School as a K-6 government primary in the Lakeside area of Raymond Terrace, established 1994, with around 350 students. It runs STEM and creative arts programs, high-potential and gifted extension, EAL/D and learning support, and wellbeing services. The community includes notable Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander and defence-force family representation, with events like Harmony Day highlighting cultural inclusion.

Often praised

STEM and gifted extension programs
strong learning support services
inclusive, diverse community

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 Grahamstown 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
Irrawang Public School	Raymond Terrace	Public primary	1.7 km	863	304
St Brigid's Primary School	Raymond Terrace	Catholic primary	2.7 km	1,012	377
Raymond Terrace Public School	Raymond Terrace	Public primary	3.3 km	864	322
Millers Forest Public School	Millers Forest	Public primary	6.7 km	920	60
Medowie Christian School	Medowie	Independent k–12 / combined	7.4 km	1,038	554
Medowie Public School	Medowie	Public primary	7.8 km	994	382
Mount Kanwary Public School	Osterley	Public primary	8.0 km	888	38
Wirreanda Public School	Medowie	Public primary	9.6 km	988	530

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
Bennett Road Public School	Colyton	Public primary · K-6	646	912
Coramba Public School	Coramba	Public primary · K-6	30	912
Bellata Public School	Bellata	Public primary · K-6	17	913
Dubbo South Public School	Dubbo	Public primary · K-6	570	911
Gorokan Public School	Gorokan	Public primary · K-6	620	913
Gulgong Public School	Gulgong	Public primary · K-6	283	913

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.