Schools in Palmwoods

There are 7 schools in and around Palmwoods: 4 primary, 2 combined and 1 secondary. Their ICSEA scores run from 1016 to 1070 (ACARA).

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Palmwoods schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1070	587
The Pocket Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1068	111
Hinterland Christian College	Combined	Independent	K-10	1048	71
Wilsons Creek Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1041	23
St John's Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1038	63
Mullumbimby High School	Secondary	Government	7-12	1019	623
Main Arm Upper Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1016	88

Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1070
The Pocket Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1068
Hinterland Christian College
Combined · Independent · K-10
1048
Wilsons Creek Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1041
St John's Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1038
Mullumbimby High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1019
Main Arm Upper Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1016

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Palmwoods can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the NSW education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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