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Coolah Central School

Binnia St, Coolah NSW 2843

PublicK–12 / combinedYears K-12

Coolah Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Coolah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 148 students. Its ICSEA is 896, where the national average is 1000.

148students
896ICSEA · higher than 54% of NSW primary schools
4%language background other than English
27%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
18teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

83.1%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.0 pts over 3 years
-28%enrolment change over 5 years
142FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
1support classes

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Coolah Central School, a K-12 government school in Coolah in the Warrumbungle Shire, is available from the school's own website and NSW annual reports. It serves a small rural community, with around 220 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school highlights refurbished library, computer room and music facilities, plus Trade Training Centres for Hospitality and Industrial Arts, and receives Country Areas Program funding to widen opportunities for geographically isolated students.

Often praised

  • low student-to-teacher ratio
  • trade training facilities
  • strong rural community focus

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

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Coolah Central School on My School · Why some data is missing

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.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Barellan Central SchoolBarellanPublic k–12 / combined · K-1254894
Dunedoo Central SchoolDunedooPublic k–12 / combined · K-12152893
Uralla Central SchoolUrallaPublic k–12 / combined · K-12264901
Bulahdelah Central SchoolBulahdelahPublic k–12 / combined · K-12289902
Tooleybuc Central SchoolTooleybucPublic k–12 / combined · K-12118902
Guyra Central SchoolGuyraPublic k–12 / combined · K-12288889

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.