Bulahdelah Central School
8 Meade Street, Bulahdelah NSW 2423
Bulahdelah Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Bulahdelah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 289 students. Its ICSEA is 902, 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 289.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Bulahdelah Central School is a K-12 government central school in the NSW mid-north coast town of Bulahdelah, serving around 280 students across combined primary and secondary departments. It has operated for over 150 years and describes itself as a close-knit community school guided by PRIDE values (Participation, Respect & Responsibility, Integrity, Determination, Excellence), aiming to help students become self-directed, collaborative learners.
Often praised
- long-standing community school
- small, supportive learning environment
- clear values-based culture
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooleybuc Central School | Tooleybuc | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 118 | 902 |
| Uralla Central School | Uralla | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 264 | 901 |
| Batlow Central School | Batlow | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 103 | 904 |
| Walcha Central School | Walcha | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 230 | 906 |
| Coolah Central School | Coolah | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 148 | 896 |
| Barellan Central School | Barellan | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 54 | 894 |
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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.