Refugee and asylum seeker children on Nauru have started a campaign to get off the island, launching a Facebook page they hope will connect them with everyday Australians and give them a face.

The page, Free the Children NAURU, is curated by a group of children living both in the community and in the detention centre.

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The administrators of the group want to remain anonymous for fear the page might be shut down, as children inside the camp are not allowed smartphones, while no one in the country is meant to use Facebook.

"We started the page because we want to show everyone around the world that we are not forgotten children and not just numbers here in Nauru," a teenager from the group told the ABC.

"We want everyone to hear our voices and the situation we going through.

"We thought if we create this page, many other peoples can see us and feel in our shoes."

The children hope teachers in Australia will share the page with their classes so they can communicate with other children.

Many asylum seeker and refugee children do not go to school on Nauru, complaining about teaching standards at local schools and harassment from other students.

A school that operated in Nauru's detention centre, and was staffed by Australian teachers, was closed in April.

"I am trying to get out the story of the kids and other teenager in here .... I want those teenagers who is reading our story to share this around ... about the kids from detention in Nauru," the member of the group said.

"Every moment spent in here is full of painful (sic). I feel like our future is bleak. We hope for people to care."

The page shares the stories of various children living on Nauru, as well as their photos, poems and audio messages.

Just before 6:30pm (AEDT) on Friday a status was posted on the page saying: "we turn off page to tomorow".

However those close to the site later clarified that the page will remain online, but comments will not be replied to throughout Friday evening.

The latest figures from the Department of Immigration show 92 children remain in detention on Nauru, awaiting refugee assessment.

Official figures detailing how many children have been declared refugees and live on Nauru were not available, but the ABC understands they number at least 80.

Children who have been declared refugees either live in the community, or in the detention camp while they wait for accommodation to be built for them and their families elsewhere on the island.

Within Australia, 77 children remain in detention centres.