Dubbo South Public School

Fitzroy St, Dubbo NSW 2830

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Dubbo South Public School is a government primary school in Dubbo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 570 students. Its ICSEA is 911, where the national average is 1000.

570students

911ICSEA · higher than 18% of NSW primary schools

11%language background other than English

38%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

37teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.4 pts over 3 years

-14%enrolment change over 5 years

119FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 570.

About this school, from public sources

Public information describes Dubbo South Public School as a large K-6 government primary school in Dubbo, NSW, with around 660 students. The school runs Inquiry Based Learning across all classes and a dedicated Stemshare space for robotics and coding, alongside interactive smartboards in every classroom. It also operates a Special Education unit with several classes supporting students with additional needs. Grounds include a hall, undercover play areas, play equipment and an outdoor learning garden.

Often praised

Stemshare robotics/coding space
Inquiry Based Learning approach
Special Education support unit

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

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Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo	Dubbo	Catholic primary	0.4 km	1,043	211
Central West Leadership Academy	Dubbo	Independent k–12 / combined	1.3 km	1,072	158
Dubbo Public School	Dubbo	Public primary	1.6 km	972	520
Orana Heights Public School	Dubbo	Public primary	2.0 km	900	614
Dubbo West Public SchoolOC	Dubbo	Public primary	2.4 km	772	293
Dubbo North Public School	Dubbo	Public primary	2.4 km	850	276
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo	Dubbo	Catholic primary	2.5 km	963	183
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo	Dubbo	Catholic primary	3.1 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
Luddenham Public School	Luddenham	Public primary · K-6	35	911
Manifold Public School	Bentley	Public primary · K-6	17	911
Bennett Road Public School	Colyton	Public primary · K-6	646	912
Coramba Public School	Coramba	Public primary · K-6	30	912
Grahamstown Public School	Raymond Terrace	Public primary · K-6	253	912
Mount Pleasant Public School	Singleton	Public primary · K-6	56	910

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.