Mitchells Island Public School
1222 Manning Point Rd, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
Mitchells Island Public School is a government primary school in Mitchells Island, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 37 students. Its ICSEA is 917, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 37.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website. Mitchells Island Public School is a small government K-6 primary serving the rural Manning Point community near the Manning River on the NSW Mid North Coast. It describes itself as large enough for quality education yet small enough for genuine care. Its stated values are respect, curiosity and teamwork, with a focus on literacy and numeracy, family partnerships and rural environmental studies.
Often praised
- Warm, caring small-school environment
- Strong literacy and numeracy focus
- Rural environmental studies emphasis
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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Public School | Harrington | Public primary | 7.6 km | 949 | 83 |
| Coopernook Public School | Coopernook | Public primary | 7.7 km | 925 | 60 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College | Cundletown | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.6 km | 1,005 | 758 |
| Cundletown Public School | Cundletown | Public primary | 8.7 km | 923 | 265 |
| Old Bar Public School | Old Bar | Public primary | 8.7 km | 994 | 480 |
| Chatham Public School | Taree | Public primary | 12.4 km | 837 | 222 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Taree | Catholic primary | 13.8 km | 952 | 271 |
| Taree Public School | Taree | Public primary | 14.4 km | 795 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abermain Public School | Abermain | Public primary · K-6 | 257 | 917 |
| Bega Valley Public School | Bega | Public primary · K-6 | 291 | 917 |
| Ganmain Public School | Ganmain | Public primary · K-6 | 25 | 917 |
| Albury West Public School | Albury | Public primary · K-6 | 165 | 918 |
| Beresfield Public School | Beresfield | Public primary · K-6 | 262 | 918 |
| Gravesend Public School | Gravesend | Public primary · K-6 | 23 | 918 |
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.