Scone Public School

Liverpool St, Scone NSW 2337

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Scone Public School is a government primary school in Scone, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 400 students. Its ICSEA is 943, where the national average is 1000.

400students

943ICSEA · higher than 30% of NSW primary schools

11%language background other than English

18%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

26teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.7 pts over 3 years

-2%enrolment change over 5 years

120FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 400.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Scone Public School is a co-educational government K-6 primary school in the Upper Hunter, established in 1863. It emphasises early learning, student wellbeing, inclusion and partnership between home, school and community. Local Aboriginal elders and community members lead cultural programs such as dance and weaving. An active P&C runs the canteen and uniform shop and holds community events, and kindergarten transition programs are offered.

Often praised

Strong home-school-community partnership
Aboriginal cultural programs with local elders
Active P&C and community events

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 Scone 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
Scone Grammar School	Scone	Independent k–12 / combined	0.2 km	1,025	692
St Mary's Primary School	Scone	Catholic primary	0.9 km	1,002	138
Aberdeen Public School	Aberdeen	Public primary	13.1 km	890	151
Muswellbrook Public School	Muswellbrook	Public primary	23.4 km	913	422
Pacific Brook Christian School	Muswellbrook	Independent k–12 / combined	23.6 km	950	88
Muswellbrook South Public School	Muswellbrook	Public primary	25.1 km	819	439
St James' Primary School	Muswellbrook	Catholic primary	25.7 km	952	345
Belltrees Public School	Belltrees	Public primary	25.9 km	927	9

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
Cootamundra Public School	Cootamundra	Public primary · K-6	214	943
Greenwell Point Public School	Greenwell Point	Public primary · K-6	106	943
Guildford Public School	Guildford	Public primary · K-6	623	943
Harwood Island Public School	Harwood	Public primary · K-6	34	943
Mathoura Public School	Mathoura	Public primary · K-6	52	943
Moruya Public School	Moruya	Public primary · K-6	326	943

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.