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Blackville Public School

O'Neile St, Blackville NSW 2343

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Blackville Public School is a government primary school in Blackville, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 9 students. Its ICSEA is 914, where the national average is 1000.

9students
914ICSEA · higher than 19% of NSW primary schools
0%language background other than English
33%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

93.9%attendance rate, 2024 · +1.1 pts over 3 years
+50%enrolment change over 5 years
134FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Blackville Public School as a small K-6 government primary school in Blackville, on the Liverpool Plains in the NSW Hunter/Tamworth region. The school's own site emphasises a supportive, close-knit rural learning environment under the motto "Strive to Achieve," with values of respect, resilience and a love of learning. Programs include drama, music and art, with students able to join concerts, art shows and creative activities, alongside an active Parents and Citizens (P&C) association meeting each term.

Often praised

  • small supportive rural community
  • creative arts and music programs
  • active P&C involvement

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 Blackville 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
Spring Ridge Public SchoolSpring RidgePublic primary27.6 km1,00425

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
Crawford Public SchoolDoonsidePublic primary · K-6387914
Dungog Public SchoolDungogPublic primary · K-6191914
Fairfield West Public SchoolFairfield WestPublic primary · K-6545914
Bellata Public SchoolBellataPublic primary · K-617913
Girilambone Public SchoolGirilambonePublic primary · K-614915
Gorokan Public SchoolGorokanPublic primary · K-6620913

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.