Ariah Park Central School
Reid St, Ariah Park NSW 2665
Ariah Park Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Ariah Park, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 123 students. Its ICSEA is 947, where the national average is 1000.
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
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 123.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Ariah Park Central School describes a small K-12 government school serving the rural Ariah Park community, about 100km north-west of Wagga Wagga. The school is the only one in its town and runs on a coed, comprehensive model. It takes part in the Riverina Access Partnership, sharing senior secondary curriculum with other central schools, and places strong emphasis on STEM, with every student from Kindergarten to Year 12 given access to a school laptop. Its stated vision centres on nurturing resilient, respectful students.
Often praised
- strong STEM focus
- laptop access for all students
- shared senior curriculum via Riverina Access Partnership
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 Ariah Park Central School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 3 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardlethan Central School | Ardlethan | Public k–12 / combined | 29.1 km | 867 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rock Central School | The Rock | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 169 | 953 |
| Wadalba Community School | Wadalba | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,412 | 941 |
| Evans River Community School | Evans Head | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 530 | 955 |
| Nimbin Central School | Nimbin | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 243 | 956 |
| Tullibigeal Central School | Tullibigeal | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 33 | 958 |
| Boorowa Central School | Boorowa | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 240 | 934 |
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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.