The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School

75-79 Wood Street, Tenterfield NSW 2372

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School is a government primary school in Tenterfield, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 199 students. Its ICSEA is 865, where the national average is 1000.

199students

865ICSEA · higher than 8% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

30%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

16teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

86.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.7 pts over 3 years

+14%enrolment change over 5 years

154FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 199.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, this is a government K-6 primary school in Tenterfield on the NSW Northern Tablelands, with around 240 students. Its website centres on the values of learning, safety and respect, and describes a supportive, inclusive environment. The school runs Positive Behaviour for Learning with restorative practices, takes part in the Early Action for Success initiative, and has learning and wellbeing support teams that work with families. A canteen and parent portal are available.

Often praised

Positive Behaviour for Learning framework
Inclusive, supportive school environment
Learning and wellbeing support teams

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 Sir Henry Parkes Memorial 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	Tenterfield	Catholic primary	1.0 km	1,006	137
Jennings Public School	Jennings	Public primary	16.8 km	795	10

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
Broken Hill North Public School	Broken Hill	Public primary · K-6	206	864
Madang Avenue Public School	Whalan	Public primary · P-6	320	864
Noumea Public School	Shalvey	Public primary · K-6	260	866
Raymond Terrace Public School	Raymond Terrace	Public primary · K-6	322	864
Irrawang Public School	Raymond Terrace	Public primary · P-6	304	863
Berkeley West Public School	Berkeley	Public primary · K-6	157	868

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.