Cobar Public School
6-8 Blakey St, Cobar NSW 2835
Cobar Public School is a government primary school in Cobar, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 228 students. Its ICSEA is 849, 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 228.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information indicates Cobar Public School is a NSW government primary school (K-6) serving the Cobar community. The school follows the standard NSW curriculum with explicit teaching methods and offers support for high potential and gifted students as well as those with additional needs. Wellbeing is emphasised across the school, including social-emotional learning through the Grow Your Mind program. An active Parents and Citizens Association meets monthly and supports staff in pursuing strong educational outcomes for students.
Often praised
- strong wellbeing focus
- active P&C community group
- support for gifted and additional-needs students
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: low. 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 Cobar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Parish School | Cobar | Catholic primary | 0.5 km | 941 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakool Burraboi Public School | Wakool | Public primary · K-6 | 15 | 849 |
| Condobolin Public School | Condobolin | Public primary · K-6 | 256 | 848 |
| Dubbo North Public School | Dubbo | Public primary · K-6 | 276 | 850 |
| Heckenberg Public School | Heckenberg | Public primary · K-6 | 209 | 848 |
| Moonbi Public School | Moonbi | Public primary · K-6 | 31 | 850 |
| Stuarts Point Public School | Stuarts Point | Public primary · K-6 | 53 | 848 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.