The Pocket Public School
The Pocket Rd, The Pocket NSW 2483
The Pocket Public School is a government primary school in The Pocket, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 111 students. Its ICSEA is 1,068, 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 111.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and school listing sites. The Pocket Public School is a small government primary school in The Pocket, NSW, teaching Kindergarten to Year 6. It describes itself as inspiring, inclusive and empowered, with values of respect, curiosity and teamwork. It welcomes students from all backgrounds, offers learning and wellbeing support developed with families, and runs a canteen and an online parent portal.
Often praised
- Small, close-knit school community
- Inclusive, welcoming to all backgrounds
- Learning and wellbeing support
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 The Pocket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinterland Christian College | Mullumbimby | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,048 | 71 |
| St John's Primary School | Mullumbimby | Catholic primary | 5.2 km | 1,038 | 63 |
| Crabbes Creek Public School | Crabbes Creek | Public primary | 5.7 km | 985 | 37 |
| Mullumbimby Public School | Mullumbimby | Public primary | 5.8 km | 1,026 | 217 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School | Mullumbimby | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.1 km | 1,070 | 587 |
| Ocean Shores Public School | Ocean Shores | Public primary | 6.2 km | 1,051 | 294 |
| Main Arm Upper Public School | Upper Main Arm | Public primary | 6.6 km | 1,016 | 88 |
| Burringbar Public School | Burringbar | Public primary | 7.7 km | 992 | 93 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaxland East Public SchoolOC | Blaxland | Public primary · K-6 | 379 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland Public School | Blaxland | Public primary · K-6 | 137 | 1,068 |
| Denham Court Public School | Denham Court | Public primary · K-6 | 826 | 1,068 |
| Hampton Public School | Hampton | Public primary · K-6 | 14 | 1,068 |
| Lindsay Park Public School | Wollongong | Public primary · K-6 | 334 | 1,068 |
| Malabar Public School | Malabar | Public primary · K-6 | 244 | 1,068 |
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.