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The Risk Public School

122 Gradys Creek Road, The Risk NSW 2474

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

The Risk Public School is a government primary school in The Risk, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 23 students. Its ICSEA is 869, where the national average is 1000.

23students
869ICSEA · higher than 8% of NSW primary schools
13%language background other than English
17%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
2teaching staff (FTE)

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

83.6%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.1 pts over 3 years
-8%enrolment change over 5 years
169FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website. The Risk Public School is a small government K-6 primary about 20km north of Kyogle, surrounded by farmland. It describes itself as welcoming and inclusive, with the motto "Together We Learn". It offers individualised learning programs, and teachers work with families to plan support. The school also lists learning and wellbeing support and a safe, caring environment where every child is known.

Often praised

  • Small, close-knit rural setting
  • Individualised learning programs
  • Welcoming, inclusive school community

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 Risk 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Wiangaree Public SchoolWiangareePublic primary4.9 km93217
Collins Creek Public SchoolCollins CreekPublic primary8.8 km99615
Kyogle Public SchoolKyoglePublic primary17.8 km938260
St Brigid's Primary SchoolKyogleCatholic primary18.0 km996148
Barkers Vale Public SchoolWadevillePublic primary22.5 km97142
Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner EducationLillian RockIndependent k–12 / combined23.7 km1,04289
Larnook Public SchoolLarnookPublic primary26.0 km88611
Tyalgum Public SchoolTyalgumPublic primary29.7 km97813

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
Ballina Public SchoolBallinaPublic primary · K-6254869
Tucabia Public SchoolTucabiaPublic primary · K-632869
Berkeley West Public SchoolBerkeleyPublic primary · K-6157868
Buronga Public SchoolBurongaPublic primary · K-680870
Darlington Point Public SchoolDarlington PointPublic primary · K-688870
Oxley Vale Public SchoolTamworthPublic primary · K-6377870

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.