Dubbo Public School
181 Darling St, Dubbo NSW 2830
Dubbo Public School is a government primary school in Dubbo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 520 students. Its ICSEA is 972, 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 520.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Dubbo Public School is a NSW government primary school (K-6) that describes itself as a caring community focused on high expectations and continuous learning. The school's own materials highlight co-curricular High Potential and Gifted Education programs, strengths in sport, music and performing arts, and dedicated wellbeing and learning support teams that work with families on individualised plans. It also acknowledges the Wiradjuri Tubba-Gah people as traditional custodians of the land. Online school directories show generally favourable parent ratings.
Often praised
- Gifted education (HPGE) programs
- Music and performing arts
- Wellbeing and learning support
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 Dubbo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central West Leadership Academy | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,072 | 158 |
| Dubbo North Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 1.3 km | 850 | 276 |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,043 | 211 |
| Dubbo West Public SchoolOC | Dubbo | Public primary | 1.6 km | 772 | 293 |
| Dubbo South Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 1.6 km | 911 | 570 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 963 | 183 |
| Orana Heights Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 2.1 km | 900 | 614 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,003 | 429 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Park Public School | Albion Park | Public primary · K-6 | 516 | 972 |
| Hayes Park Public School | Kanahooka | Public primary · K-6 | 601 | 972 |
| Hill End Public School | Hill End | Public primary · K-6 | 14 | 972 |
| Arcadia Vale Public School | Arcadia Vale | Public primary · K-6 | 171 | 971 |
| Banks Public School | St Clair | Public primary · K-6 | 417 | 971 |
| Barkers Vale Public School | Wadeville | Public primary · K-6 | 42 | 971 |
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.