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Martindale Public School

670 Martindale Rd, Martindale NSW 2328

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Martindale Public School is a government primary school in Martindale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 7 students. Its ICSEA is 992, where the national average is 1000.

7students
992ICSEA · higher than 54% of NSW primary schools
0%language background other than English
0%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
2teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

99.1%attendance rate, 2024 · +7.3 pts over 3 years
-63%enrolment change over 5 years
137FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own website and publicly available records, Martindale Public School is a small K-6 government primary school set in the Upper Hunter, in the foothills near Wollemi National Park, established in 1924 and drawing families from the Bureen and Martindale valleys. It describes an inclusive, community-focused approach with tailored support for gifted students, students with additional needs, and EAL/D learners, alongside STEM, sport, creative arts, wellbeing programs, and links with the Upper Hunter Network of Schools.

Often praised

  • small, close-knit rural community
  • individualised student support
  • wide extracurricular offerings

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

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Location and nearby schools

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

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
St Joseph's Primary SchoolDenmanCatholic primary8.3 km1,02642
Denman Public SchoolDenmanPublic primary8.3 km949147
Sandy Hollow Public SchoolSandy HollowPublic primary16.3 km81423
Jerrys Plains Public SchoolJerrys PlainsPublic primary22.9 km87715
St James' Primary SchoolMuswellbrookCatholic primary28.5 km952345
Muswellbrook South Public SchoolMuswellbrookPublic primary29.5 km819439
Richard Gill SchoolMuswellbrookIndependent primary29.5 km99643

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Bankstown West Public SchoolBankstownPublic primary · K-6317992
Banora Point Public SchoolBanora PointPublic primary · K-6390992
Blacktown West Public SchoolOCBlacktownPublic primary · K-6443992
Borenore Public SchoolBorenorePublic primary · K-622992
Burringbar Public SchoolBurringbarPublic primary · K-693992
Campbellfield Public SchoolMintoPublic primary · K-6351992

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.