Cooma North Public School
Baroona Ave, Cooma North NSW 2630
Cooma North Public School is a government primary school in Cooma North, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 227 students. Its ICSEA is 955, 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 227.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Cooma North Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Cooma North, NSW, established in 1953 and serving families from northern Cooma and nearby rural areas. The school's own materials highlight strong creative arts offerings in visual arts and drama, extensive classroom technology, a Positive Behaviour for Learning approach, a focus on student wellbeing, and a stated commitment to Aboriginal education and family-school partnerships.
Often praised
- creative arts programs
- technology integration
- wellbeing and 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: 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 Cooma North 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 Philip's Christian College Snowy Mountains | Cooma North | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,005 | 50 |
| The Alpine School | Cooma | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,032 | 97 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Primary Campus | Cooma | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Cooma Public School | Cooma | Public primary | 2.2 km | 971 | 238 |
| St Patrick's Parish School | Cooma | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,037 | 457 |
| Bredbo Public School | Bredbo | Public primary | 29.3 km | 1,045 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caniaba Public School | Lismore | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 955 |
| Gloucester Public School | Gloucester | Public primary · K-6 | 275 | 955 |
| Heaton Public School | Jesmond | Public primary · K-6 | 162 | 955 |
| Kingstown Public School | Kingstown | Public primary · K-6 | 10 | 955 |
| Merrylands East Public School | Merrylands | Public primary · K-6 | 347 | 955 |
| Nundle Public School | Nundle | Public primary · K-6 | 27 | 955 |
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.