Bellingen Public School
William St, Bellingen NSW 2454
Bellingen Public School is a government primary school in Bellingen, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 219 students. Its ICSEA is 998, 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 219.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Bellingen Public School as a K-6 government primary school in the Bellingen Valley near Coffs Harbour, with around 380 students including a significant Aboriginal student cohort. The school's own site highlights a strong parent-community partnership and an inclusive, supportive environment. It also promotes extracurricular offerings such as a performance band, string ensemble and chess club, reflecting a broad approach to student development beyond the classroom.
Often praised
- strong parent-community partnership
- inclusive, supportive environment
- band, strings and chess programs
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: low. 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 Bellingen 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 Mary's Primary School | Bellingen | Catholic primary | 0.6 km | 1,039 | 123 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education - Bellingen Campus | Bellingen | Independent primary | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Raleigh Public School | Raleigh | Public primary | 11.6 km | 1,097 | 24 |
| Crossmaglen Public School | Bonville | Public primary | 13.0 km | 988 | 45 |
| Urunga Public School | Urunga | Public primary | 13.1 km | 974 | 179 |
| Repton Public School | Repton | Public primary | 13.1 km | 1,030 | 63 |
| Bonville Public School | Bonville | Public primary | 15.7 km | 979 | 121 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Thora | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.3 km | 1,032 | 188 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corndale Public School | Corndale | Public primary · K-6 | 23 | 998 |
| Henry Fulton Public School | Cranebrook | Public primary · K-6 | 219 | 998 |
| Tower Street Public School | Panania | Public primary · K-6 | 154 | 998 |
| Bankstown South Infants School | Bankstown | Public primary · P-2 | 141 | 999 |
| Bilambil Public School | Bilambil | Public primary · K-6 | 314 | 997 |
| Gum Flat Public School | Gum Flat | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 997 |
About this data
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- 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.