Bathurst South Public School

Havannah St, Bathurst NSW 2795

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Bathurst South Public School is a government primary school in Bathurst, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 184 students. Its ICSEA is 936, where the national average is 1000.

184students

936ICSEA · higher than 27% of NSW primary schools

8%language background other than English

16%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

14teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.2 pts over 3 years

-16%enrolment change over 5 years

125FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 184.

About this school, from public sources

Public information from the school's website and directory listings describes Bathurst South Public School as a K-6 government primary school near Mount Panorama in Bathurst, NSW, with around 250 students. It emphasises literacy and numeracy programs (L3, R2L, TEN) alongside STEM, sport and creative arts including bands and dance. The school runs high potential and gifted education, EAL/D and learning support programs, and highlights an inclusive, culturally diverse community with personalised attention for students.

Often praised

personalised, nurturing student support
gifted and additional learning support programs
strong literacy/numeracy focus

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 South 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
St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst	South Bathurst	Catholic primary	0.6 km	1,028	216
Bathurst Public School	Bathurst	Public primary	1.3 km	983	424
Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst	Bathurst	Catholic primary	1.6 km	1,036	363
The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst	Bathurst	Catholic primary	2.4 km	1,031	393
Bathurst West Public SchoolOC	Bathurst	Public primary	2.6 km	927	515
Kelso Public School	Kelso	Public primary	3.8 km	859	374
Scots All Saints College, Campus West	Bathurst	Independent k–12 / combined	3.9 km	—	—
Scots All Saints College	White Rock	Independent k–12 / combined	4.5 km	1,087	779

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
Cringila Public School	Cringila	Public primary · K-6	163	936
Dalton Public School	Dalton	Public primary · K-6	6	936
Gresford Public School	Gresford	Public primary · K-6	53	936
Kendall Public School	Kendall	Public primary · K-6	206	936
Maitland Public School	Maitland	Public primary · K-6	405	936
Merrylands Public School	Merrylands	Public primary · K-6	620	936

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.