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Binda Public School

Queen St, Binda NSW 2583

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Binda Public School is a government primary school in Binda, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 11 students. Its ICSEA is 788, where the national average is 1000.

11students
788ICSEA · higher than 2% of NSW primary schools
0%language background other than English
45%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
2teaching staff (FTE)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.1%attendance rate, 2024
+10%enrolment change over 5 years
181FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Binda Public School as a small, close-knit rural public primary school in the Southern Tablelands near Crookwell, tracing its history back to 1851 as one of NSW's earliest public schools. The school's own materials emphasise individualised teaching for each student, a broad program spanning STEM, sport and creative arts, and an inclusive, well-resourced environment with interactive whiteboards in every classroom. It also runs a Starting Strong transition program for families preparing children for school.

Often praised

  • individualised student support
  • small close-knit community
  • long-standing local history

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 Binda 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Laggan Public SchoolLagganPublic primary16.8 km1,00614
Crookwell Public SchoolCrookwellPublic primary17.0 km963220
St Mary's Primary SchoolCrookwellCatholic primary17.3 km1,005144

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Buninyong Public SchoolDubboPublic primary · K-6436787
Cullen Bullen Public SchoolCullen BullenPublic primary · K-68790
Gunnedah Public SchoolGunnedahPublic primary · K-6175785
Nowra East Public SchoolNowra EastPublic primary · P-6420784
Lowanna Public SchoolLowannaPublic primary · K-620793
Windale Public SchoolWindalePublic primary · P-6252793

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.