Rous Public School
Rous Mill Rd, Alstonville NSW 2477
Rous Public School is a government primary school in Alstonville, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 85 students. Its ICSEA is 1,031, where the national average is 1000.
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 85.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website and NSW education pages. Rous Public School is a small government primary school in Alstonville serving Kindergarten to Year 6. It describes itself as friendly and inclusive, with personalised learning plans developed alongside families, learning and wellbeing support, a focus on literacy and numeracy, and a creative arts program. It also belongs to a local community of small schools.
Often praised
- Small, close-knit school community
- Personalised learning and wellbeing support
- Creative arts and literacy focus
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 Rous 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 Joseph's Primary School | Alstonville | Catholic primary | 4.6 km | 1,045 | 187 |
| Alstonville Public SchoolOC | Alstonville | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,001 | 280 |
| Wollongbar Public School | Wollongbar | Public primary | 5.0 km | 1,028 | 243 |
| Tregeagle Public School | Tregeagle | Public primary | 5.4 km | 993 | 103 |
| Blue Hills College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 999 | 201 |
| Summerland Christian College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.0 km | 1,042 | 628 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School | Wardell | Public primary | 9.9 km | 694 | 21 |
| Goonellabah Public SchoolOC | Goonellabah | Public primary | 10.0 km | 847 | 226 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Park Public School | Douglas Park | Public primary · K-6 | 145 | 1,031 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School | Queanbeyan | Public primary · P-6 | 280 | 1,031 |
| Towradgi Public School | Fairy Meadow | Public primary · K-6 | 134 | 1,031 |
| Waterfall Public School | Waterfall | Public primary · K-6 | 17 | 1,031 |
| Austral Public School | Austral | Public primary · K-6 | 846 | 1,032 |
| Banksmeadow Public School | Botany | Public primary · P-6 | 268 | 1,032 |
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.