Harrington Public School
High St, Harrington NSW 2427
Harrington Public School is a government primary school in Harrington, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 83 students. Its ICSEA is 949, 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 83.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information indicates Harrington Public School is a small NSW government primary school in the seaside village of Harrington, established in 1872 to educate local fishing families. Today it operates five classrooms and a library, with a strong focus on curriculum and student wellbeing. Its riverside location near the Manning River double-delta lets students take part in fishing and beach activities as part of weekly sport, reflecting close ties to the local coastal community.
Often praised
- strong community connection
- curriculum and wellbeing focus
- unique coastal/river-based activities
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Harrington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Island Public School | Mitchells Island | Public primary | 7.6 km | 917 | 37 |
| Coopernook Public School | Coopernook | Public primary | 9.0 km | 925 | 60 |
| Moorland Public School | Moorland | Public primary | 11.7 km | 825 | 31 |
| Old Bar Public School | Old Bar | Public primary | 14.8 km | 994 | 480 |
| Cundletown Public School | Cundletown | Public primary | 16.1 km | 923 | 265 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College | Cundletown | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.1 km | 1,005 | 758 |
| Lansdowne Public School | Lansdowne | Public primary | 17.6 km | 907 | 38 |
| Hannam Vale Public School | Hannam Vale | Public primary | 19.6 km | 1,033 | 36 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branxton Public School | Branxton | Public primary · K-6 | 540 | 949 |
| Buxton Public School | Buxton | Public primary · K-6 | 163 | 949 |
| Colo Heights Public School | Colo Heights | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 949 |
| Denman Public School | Denman | Public primary · K-6 | 147 | 949 |
| Parkes East Public School | Parkes | Public primary · K-6 | 281 | 949 |
| Windsor Park Public School | Bligh Park | Public primary · K-6 | 231 | 949 |
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.