Bathurst Public School
George St, Bathurst NSW 2795
Bathurst Public School is a government primary school in Bathurst, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 424 students. Its ICSEA is 983, 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 424.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Bathurst Public School, drawn from the school's own website and community feedback online, describes a K-6 government primary school focused on core knowledge in literacy and numeracy alongside a range of co-curricular options. The school offers band, choir, recorder and violin programs, a variety of sports, and public speaking and debating opportunities. It runs a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework built around respect, responsibility and engagement, and maintains active parent communication through a dedicated portal app.
Often praised
- strong music and co-curricular programs
- public speaking and debating focus
- positive behaviour support framework
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 Bathurst 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary | 0.4 km | 1,036 | 363 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,031 | 393 |
| Bathurst South Public School | Bathurst | Public primary | 1.3 km | 936 | 184 |
| Bathurst West Public SchoolOC | Bathurst | Public primary | 1.5 km | 927 | 515 |
| St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst | South Bathurst | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,028 | 216 |
| Scots All Saints College, Campus West | Bathurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Kelso Public School | Kelso | Public primary | 3.2 km | 859 | 374 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso | Kelso | Catholic primary | 3.9 km | 1,028 | 463 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Public School | Auburn | Public primary · K-6 | 486 | 983 |
| Beelbangera Public School | Beelbangera | Public primary · K-6 | 142 | 983 |
| Orama Public School | Thora | Public primary · K-6 | 32 | 983 |
| Barham Public School | Barham | Public primary · K-6 | 162 | 982 |
| Berridale Public School | Berridale | Public primary · K-6 | 69 | 982 |
| Berrigan Public School | Berrigan | Public primary · K-6 | 66 | 984 |
About this data
- nsw-doe-master
- acara-profile
- nsw-doe-attendance
- nsw-doe-enrolment-history
- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.