Cartwright Public School

Willan Drive, Cartwright NSW 2168

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Cartwright Public School is a government primary school in Cartwright, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 241 students. Its ICSEA is 920, where the national average is 1000.

241students

920ICSEA · higher than 20% of NSW primary schools

77%language background other than English

8%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

24teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

86.6%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.4 pts over 3 years

+5%enrolment change over 5 years

174FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 241.

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Cartwright Public School as a K-6 government primary school in Cartwright, NSW, with around 217 students. The school's own materials emphasise an inclusive, student-centred environment guided by its purpose of "preparing children for the future," built on collaboration and community partnerships. It offers a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport and creative arts, with extracurricular options including a dance group, a drumming group, and participation in the UNSW Tournament of the Minds. A new on-site public preschool is planned, expected to open in 2027.

Often praised

broad STEM, sport and arts curriculum
dance and drumming groups
Tournament of the Minds participation
strong community partnerships

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.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Therese Catholic Primary School	Miller	Catholic primary	0.7 km	1,003	315
Lurnea Public School	Lurnea	Public primary	0.8 km	906	440
Sadleir Public School	Sadleir	Public primary	1.0 km	883	351
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School	Lurnea	Catholic primary	1.2 km	1,062	400
Ashcroft Public School	Ashcroft	Public primary	1.2 km	887	284
Miller Public School	Miller	Public primary	1.4 km	880	266
Liverpool West Public School	Liverpool	Public primary	1.6 km	920	668
Busby Public School	Busby	Public primary	1.8 km	892	243

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
Bendemeer Public School	Bendemeer	Public primary · K-6	29	920
Holmwood Public School	Cowra	Public primary · K-6	26	920
La Perouse Public School	La Perouse	Public primary · K-6	111	920
Liverpool West Public School	Liverpool	Public primary · P-6	668	920
Millers Forest Public School	Millers Forest	Public primary · K-6	60	920
Nimmitabel Public School	Nimmitabel	Public primary · K-6	11	920

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.