Bolwarra Public School

Bolwarra Rd, Bolwarra NSW 2320

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Bolwarra Public School is a government primary school in Bolwarra, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 390 students. Its ICSEA is 1,032, where the national average is 1000.

390students

1,032ICSEA · higher than 68% of NSW primary schools

7%language background other than English

11%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

23teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.4 pts over 3 years

-10%enrolment change over 5 years

75FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 390.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Bolwarra Public School as a public primary school near Maitland, NSW, with over 165 years of history serving the local community. Set on a rural site with extensive playing fields and natural surroundings, the school reports NAPLAN results above state averages in literacy and numeracy, and offers programs spanning performing arts, sport, debating, and STEM. An active Parents and Citizens Association supports school programs, a canteen, and a uniform shop.

Often praised

above-average NAPLAN results
active P&C community support
broad co-curricular 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 Bolwarra 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
Nillo Infants School	Lorn	Public primary	2.6 km	1,076	52
Largs Public School	Largs	Public primary	3.1 km	991	155
Maitland Public School	Maitland	Public primary	3.7 km	936	405
St John the Baptist Primary School	Maitland	Catholic primary	3.7 km	1,047	397
Rutherford Public SchoolOC	Rutherford	Public primary	4.2 km	933	1,007
Linuwel School Ltd	East Maitland	Independent k–12 / combined	4.2 km	1,041	244
Telarah Public School	Maitland	Public primary	4.3 km	879	519
St Paul's Primary School	Rutherford	Catholic primary	4.3 km	996	370

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
Austral Public School	Austral	Public primary · K-6	846	1,032
Banksmeadow Public School	Botany	Public primary · P-6	268	1,032
Fernleigh Public School	Fernleigh	Public primary · K-6	33	1,032
Jindabyne Public School	Jindabyne	Public primary · K-6	283	1,032
Leppington Public School	Leppington	Public primary · K-6	507	1,032
Oakville Public School	Oakville	Public primary · K-6	612	1,032

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.