Coonamble Public School
Bertram Street, Coonamble NSW 2829
Coonamble Public School is a government primary school in Coonamble, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 186 students. Its ICSEA is 701, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 186.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Coonamble Public School describes a P-6 government primary school in Coonamble, in rural north-west NSW, serving a community where the large majority of students identify as Aboriginal. The school promotes a collaborative hub model delivering STEM, specialised music, PE, and health and personal development curriculums, and states a mission of building strong bonds between school, parents, and community to create a caring, co-operative learning environment.
Often praised
- strong community and cultural ties
- STEM and specialised music programs
- collaborative hub learning model
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 Coonamble 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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble | Coonamble | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 941 | 191 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourke Public School | Bourke | Public primary · P-6 | 145 | 702 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School | Wardell | Public primary · K-6 | 21 | 694 |
| Gwabegar Public School | Gwabegar | Public primary · K-6 | 21 | 694 |
| Walhallow Public School | Caroona | Public primary · K-6 | 10 | 692 |
| Green Hill Public School | West Kempsey | Public primary · K-6 | 19 | 712 |
| Moree East Public School | Moree | Public primary · K-6 | 230 | 689 |
About this data
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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.