Barellan Central School

Boree St, Barellan NSW 2665

PublicK–12 / combinedYears K-12

Barellan Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Barellan, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 54 students. Its ICSEA is 894, where the national average is 1000.

54students

894ICSEA · higher than 52% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

30%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

12teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

82.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.9 pts over 3 years

-41%enrolment change over 5 years

148FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 54.

About this school, from public sources

Drawing on the school's own public information, Barellan Central School is a NSW government K-12 school in the northern Riverina, serving the Barellan community since 1910. It offers vocational education and training programs, a Trade Training Centre, and a poultry operation, and participates in the Riverina Access Partnership, giving senior secondary students access to a shared blended-learning curriculum across several central schools.

Often praised

Vocational education and training
Trade Training Centre facilities
Riverina Access Partnership curriculum

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NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

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
Dunedoo Central School	Dunedoo	Public k–12 / combined · K-12	152	893
Coolah Central School	Coolah	Public k–12 / combined · K-12	148	896
Guyra Central School	Guyra	Public k–12 / combined · K-12	288	889
Mendooran Central School	Mendooran	Public k–12 / combined · K-12	90	889
Dubbo School of Distance Education	Dubbo	Public k–12 / combined · P-12	182	888
Uralla Central School	Uralla	Public k–12 / combined · K-12	264	901

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.