Congewai Public School
605 Congewai Road, Congewai NSW 2325
Congewai Public School is a government primary school in Congewai, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 11 students. Its ICSEA is 888, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, 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 11.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Congewai Public School as a very small K-6 government school set in the rural Congewai Valley near Cessnock, part of the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools. With only a handful of students across multi-stage classes, it offers a close-knit, family-like environment, with programs spanning STEM, creative arts and sport, plus support for gifted students, additional needs, and English language learners. The school promotes itself as nurturing and inclusive, with a bushland setting supporting connection to nature.
Often praised
- small close-knit community
- individualised, multi-stage teaching
- bushland, nature-connected setting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellalong Public School | Ellalong | Public primary | 6.0 km | 903 | 114 |
| Paxton Public School | Paxton | Public primary | 6.5 km | 926 | 80 |
| Millfield Public School | Millfield | Public primary | 7.9 km | 932 | 101 |
| Bellbird Public School | Bellbird | Public primary | 11.7 km | 907 | 355 |
| Ngarralingayil Barker | Wollombi | Independent primary | 12.2 km | — | — |
| Kitchener Public School | Kitchener | Public primary | 12.7 km | 930 | 113 |
| Laguna Public School | Laguna | Public primary | 13.9 km | 969 | 52 |
| Cessnock West Public SchoolOC | Cessnock | Public primary | 14.9 km | 884 | 399 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kanwary Public School | Osterley | Public primary · K-6 | 38 | 888 |
| Westport Public School | Port Macquarie | Public primary · K-6 | 365 | 888 |
| Ashcroft Public School | Ashcroft | Public primary · P-6 | 284 | 887 |
| Bullarah Public School | Bullarah | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 887 |
| Fennell Bay Public School | Fennell Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 159 | 889 |
| Long Flat Public School | Long Flat | Public primary · K-6 | 36 | 887 |
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.