Barooga Public School
Hughes St, Barooga NSW 3644
Barooga Public School is a government primary school in Barooga, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 109 students. Its ICSEA is 962, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 109.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Barooga Public School describes a K-6 government primary school on the Murray River in Barooga, NSW, following the Victorian school calendar due to its border location. The school participates in the Country Areas Program, which funds initiatives to offset rural isolation, and was recognised as the first fully accredited 'You Can Do It' school in NSW for its student wellbeing program. It is described as having a long tradition of achievement across academic, sporting and cultural areas.
Often praised
- Student wellbeing ('You Can Do It')
- Country Areas Program support
- Academic and sporting tradition
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 Barooga Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Tocumwal | Catholic primary | 15.3 km | 993 | 20 |
| Tocumwal Public School | Tocumwal | Public primary | 15.9 km | 1,002 | 154 |
| Mulwala Public School | Mulwala | Public primary | 29.1 km | 967 | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Bay Public School | Anna Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 309 | 962 |
| Prestons Public School | Prestons | Public primary · K-6 | 586 | 962 |
| Shoal Bay Public School | Shoal Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 237 | 962 |
| Stokers Siding Public School | Stokers Siding | Public primary · K-6 | 37 | 962 |
| Armidale City Public SchoolOC | Armidale | Public primary · K-6 | 349 | 963 |
| Clergate Public School | Clergate | Public primary · K-6 | 74 | 961 |
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.