Carinda Public School
Macnamara St, Carinda NSW 2831
Carinda Public School is a government primary school in Carinda, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 18 students. Its ICSEA is 1,017, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 18.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and public directory listings, Carinda Public School is a small K-6 government primary school in the remote North-West Plains town of Carinda, about 70km from Walgett. It offers a B4Kindy transition program and describes a broad range of social, sporting, cultural and academic activities designed to overcome the challenges of geographic isolation, guided by its motto of Respect, Endeavour and Participation and a stated focus on inclusive, personalised learning.
Often praised
- small, close-knit rural community
- personalised, inclusive learning approach
- B4Kindy early transition program
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff South Public School | Cardiff South | Public primary · P-6 | 298 | 1,017 |
| Cecil Hills Public School | Cecil Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 721 | 1,017 |
| Eurongilly Public School | Eurongilly | Public primary · K-6 | 17 | 1,017 |
| Georges Hall Public SchoolOC | Georges Hall | Public primary · K-6 | 685 | 1,017 |
| Gosford East Public School | East Gosford | Public primary · K-6 | 334 | 1,017 |
| Jordan Springs Public School | Jordan Springs | Public primary · K-6 | 1,119 | 1,017 |
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.