Cessnock West Public School

Wollombi & Campbell Sts, Cessnock NSW 2325

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Cessnock West Public School is a government primary school in Cessnock, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 399 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 884, where the national average is 1000.

399students

884ICSEA · higher than 11% of NSW primary schools

9%language background other than English

30%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

26teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

85.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.4 pts over 3 years

+4%enrolment change over 5 years

152FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 399.

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own website and public council/community listings, Cessnock West Public School is a K-6 government primary school in the Hunter Valley town of Cessnock, with a history of over 125 years serving the local community. It enrols around 400 students and runs an Opportunity Class for academically gifted Year 5 and 6 students. The school describes itself as offering a caring, supportive environment with modern facilities and resources for learning.

Often praised

Opportunity Class for gifted students
Long-standing community presence
Modern learning facilities

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NAPLAN

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Opportunity class

Cessnock West Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Patrick's Primary School	Cessnock	Catholic primary	0.7 km	975	347
Cessnock Public School	Cessnock	Public primary	1.8 km	876	276
Cessnock East Public School	Cessnock	Public primary	2.6 km	835	215
Nulkaba Public School	Nulkaba	Public primary	3.1 km	931	389
Bellbird Public School	Bellbird	Public primary	3.5 km	907	355
St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock	Nulkaba	Independent k–12 / combined	4.9 km	1,032	1,276
Kitchener Public School	Kitchener	Public primary	5.0 km	930	113
Kearsley Public School	Kearsley	Public primary	5.2 km	897	114

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
Narrandera East Infants School	Narrandera	Public primary · K-2	25	884
Curran Public School	Macquarie Fields	Public primary · K-6	275	883
Mount Warrigal Public School	Warilla	Public primary · P-6	185	885
Sadleir Public School	Sadleir	Public primary · P-6	351	883
Smithtown Public School	Smithtown	Public primary · K-6	54	885
Central Mangrove Public School	Central Mangrove	Public primary · K-6	23	886

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.