Lord Howe Island Central School

Lagoon Rd, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898

PublicK–12 / combinedYears K-12

School website6563 2096

Lord Howe Island Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Lord Howe Island, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 35 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, where the national average is 1000.

35students

1,009ICSEA · higher than 91% of NSW primary schools

29%language background other than English

0%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

4teaching 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 · -0.5 pts over 3 years

-10%enrolment change over 5 years

55FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 35.

About this school, from public sources

Public information describes Lord Howe Island Central School as a small NSW government K-12 school, widely noted as the most remote combined school in the state, located on Lord Howe Island roughly 600km offshore. Face-to-face teaching covers Kindergarten to Year 6, with a very small student cohort and low student-to-teacher ratio; secondary-aged students complete studies through Camden Haven High School Distance Education Centre with on-island supervisor support, following the NSW curriculum.

Often praised

very low student-teacher ratio
close-knit remote community
distance-ed secondary support

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NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

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

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
Braidwood Central School	Braidwood	Public k–12 / combined · K-12	306	1,005

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.