Rutherford Public School is a government primary school in Rutherford, New South Wales, with 1,007 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 19.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Rutherford Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 1,007 total enrolments, including 489 girls and 518 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 933, with percentile 19 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 48.6% girls and 51.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1, based on 56.7 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Rutherford, New South Wales, within Maitland.
Profile signals
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Rutherford Public School is listed as a government primary school in Rutherford, New South Wales. The profile reports 1,007 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 933, and a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Maitland local government area.
Enrolment
1,007
reported total enrolments
489 girls
518 boys
Rutherford Public School reports 1,007 total enrolments, including 489 girls and 518 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 48.6% girls and 51.4% boys.
Socio-educational
19
percentile where available
ICSEA
933
Rutherford Public School sits at the 19 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
49%
Lower-middle
32%
Upper-middle
15%
Top
4%
The socio-educational distribution lists 49% in the bottom quarter, 32% in the lower-middle quarter, 15% in the upper-middle quarter, and 4% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
61
FTE teaching
56.7
Non-teaching
26
Student-teacher
17.8:1
The profile reports 61 teaching staff and 26 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Rutherford Public School has 1,007 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 489 girls and 518 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Rutherford Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Rutherford Public School is located in Rutherford, NSW 2320. The local government area is Maitland.
The ICSEA value for Rutherford Public School is 933 and the ICSEA percentile is 19. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Rutherford Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 48.6% girls and 51.4% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
