Cudgegong Valley Public School

Madeira Rd, Mudgee NSW 2850

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Cudgegong Valley Public School is a government primary school in Mudgee, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 654 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 951, where the national average is 1000.

654students

951ICSEA · higher than 34% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

19%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

36teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

90.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.4 pts over 3 years

+20%enrolment change over 5 years

105FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 654.

About this school, from public sources

Public information from the school's own website and school-directory listings describes Cudgegong Valley Public School as a K-6 government primary school in South Mudgee, established in 1984, with around 550 students across 22 classes. It hosts the district's Opportunity Class for gifted and talented students in Years 5-6 and is described as offering an engaging curriculum with emphasis on student wellbeing, learning support, cultural activities and leadership opportunities, set in spacious, park-like grounds with modern facilities.

Often praised

Hosts district Opportunity Class (gifted/talented)
Spacious grounds with modern facilities
Focus on wellbeing and leadership

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NAPLAN

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Opportunity class

Cudgegong Valley Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Mudgee Public School	Mudgee	Public primary	1.2 km	925	539
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee	Mudgee	Catholic k–12 / combined	2.2 km	1,022	1,122
Hargraves Public School	Hargraves	Public primary	22.7 km	840	12
Lue Public School	Lue	Public primary	25.0 km	886	26
All Hallows Catholic Primary School Gulgong	Gulgong	Catholic primary	27.6 km	957	132
Gulgong Public School	Gulgong	Public primary	27.7 km	913	283

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
Bonshaw Public School	Bonshaw	Public primary · K-6	8	951
Bradfordville Public School	Goulburn	Public primary · K-6	312	951
Deniliquin South Public School	Deniliquin	Public primary · K-6	264	951
Kinchela Public School	Kinchela	Public primary · K-6	27	951
Mount Pritchard Public School	Mount Pritchard	Public primary · K-6	368	951
Orange East Public School	Orange	Public primary · K-6	270	951

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.