Bendemeer Public School
Charles St, Bendemeer NSW 2355
Bendemeer Public School is a government primary school in Bendemeer, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 29 students. Its ICSEA is 920, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 29.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Bendemeer Public School as a small rural NSW primary school on the Moonbi Ranges north of Tamworth, with around 30 students drawn from the town and surrounding properties. The school is described as having a warm, family-like atmosphere where children across age groups mix and are supported in a caring, safe environment. It takes part in sport and arts activities and collaborates with other small schools through the Tamworth Small Schools cluster and New England Alliance+ Leadership Project.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- warm family atmosphere
- small-schools cluster collaboration
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonbi Public School | Moonbi | Public primary | 16.5 km | 850 | 31 |
| Woolbrook Public School | Woolbrook | Public primary | 20.6 km | 900 | 11 |
| Kootingal Public School | Kootingal | Public primary | 20.7 km | 928 | 168 |
| Tintinhull Public School | Kootingal | Public primary | 25.9 km | 973 | 113 |
| Attunga Public School | Attunga | Public primary | 29.4 km | 908 | 39 |
| Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 29.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartwright Public School | Cartwright | Public primary · K-6 | 241 | 920 |
| Holmwood Public School | Cowra | Public primary · K-6 | 26 | 920 |
| La Perouse Public School | La Perouse | Public primary · K-6 | 111 | 920 |
| Liverpool West Public School | Liverpool | Public primary · P-6 | 668 | 920 |
| Millers Forest Public School | Millers Forest | Public primary · K-6 | 60 | 920 |
| Nimmitabel Public School | Nimmitabel | Public primary · K-6 | 11 | 920 |
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.