Macksville Public School

35a Wallace St, Macksville NSW 2447

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Macksville Public School is a government primary school in Macksville, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 284 students. Its ICSEA is 925, where the national average is 1000.

284students

925ICSEA · higher than 22% of NSW primary schools

5%language background other than English

24%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

23teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

86.2%attendance rate, 2024 · +0.6 pts over 3 years

-7%enrolment change over 5 years

119FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 284.

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Macksville Public School as a government primary school in Macksville, NSW, serving students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school brands itself "The Family School," emphasising inclusivity, individualised support, and wellbeing collaboration with families. Its Parents and Citizens Association and volunteering programs support strong community ties. School survey data reported in its annual reporting shows high parent satisfaction with communication and high teacher-rated ratings of the school as a welcoming, culturally safe environment for students.

Often praised

strong parent-teacher communication
welcoming, inclusive culture
active P&C community involvement

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 Macksville 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
St Patrick's Primary School	Macksville	Catholic primary	3.0 km	1,002	244
Scotts Head Public School	Scotts Head	Public primary	8.8 km	1,014	73
St Mary's Primary School	Bowraville	Catholic primary	8.9 km	827	48
Bowraville Central School	Bowraville	Public k–12 / combined	9.2 km	861	206
Frank Partridge VC Public School	Nambucca Heads	Public primary	9.9 km	886	217
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School	Nambucca Heads	Independent k–12 / combined	9.9 km	1,042	555
Nambucca Heads Public School	Nambucca Heads	Public primary	11.2 km	904	156
Tallowood Steiner School	Bowraville	Independent k–12 / combined	11.3 km	989	94

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
Bonnells Bay Public School	Bonnells Bay	Public primary · K-6	376	925
Coopernook Public School	Coopernook	Public primary · K-6	60	925
Mudgee Public School	Mudgee	Public primary · K-6	539	925
Berkeley Public School	Berkeley	Public primary · K-6	259	926
Cambridge Park Public School	Cambridge Park	Public primary · P-6	523	926
Comboyne Public School	Comboyne	Public primary · K-6	36	926

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.