Broken Hill Public School
Mica St, Broken Hill NSW 2880
Broken Hill Public School is a government primary school in Broken Hill, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 162 students. Its ICSEA is 881, 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 162.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Broken Hill Public School, known locally as "Central", as a P-6 government school of around 200 students in the Far West of NSW, with an on-site DET preschool and a playgroup for 0-4 year olds. The school presents itself as a cohesive learning community focused on lifelong learning and student potential, with a stable Indigenous enrolment of about 15%. A completed "Cooler Classrooms" upgrade has improved the learning environment.
Often praised
- on-site preschool and playgroup
- strong community focus
- recently upgraded classrooms
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 Broken Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Parish School | Broken Hill | Catholic primary | 0.5 km | 990 | 190 |
| Burke Ward Public School | Broken Hill | Public primary | 1.5 km | 858 | 200 |
| Morgan Street Public School | Broken Hill | Public primary | 1.7 km | 960 | 290 |
| School of the Air | Broken Hill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 985 | 120 |
| Broken Hill North Public School | Broken Hill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 864 | 206 |
| Railway Town Public School | Broken Hill | Public primary | 2.2 km | 868 | 124 |
| Alma Public School | Broken Hill | Public primary | 3.0 km | 875 | 255 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith Public School | Griffith | Public primary · K-6 | 433 | 881 |
| Mummulgum Public School | Mummulgum | Public primary · K-6 | 21 | 881 |
| Wentworth Public School | Wentworth | Public primary · K-6 | 110 | 881 |
| Braddock Public School | Cranebrook | Public primary · K-6 | 332 | 880 |
| Guise Public School | Macquarie Fields | Public primary · K-6 | 221 | 880 |
| Miller Public School | Miller | Public primary · K-6 | 266 | 880 |
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.