Dungog Public School

9 Chapman St, Dungog NSW 2420

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Dungog Public School is a government primary school in Dungog, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 191 students. Its ICSEA is 914, where the national average is 1000.

191students

914ICSEA · higher than 19% of NSW primary schools

2%language background other than English

29%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

15teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.9 pts over 3 years

-25%enrolment change over 5 years

132FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 191.

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own website and public community sources, Dungog Public School is a K-6 government primary school in the NSW Hunter Valley town of Dungog, with around 289 students. The school describes a balanced curriculum covering literacy, numeracy and technology, under the motto "Our Best Always," and presents itself as a welcoming, close-knit community that takes part in local Dungog events. Online community feedback, including Facebook reviews, reflects strong local satisfaction with the school.

Often praised

strong community involvement
welcoming, caring atmosphere
high local satisfaction

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 Dungog 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 Joseph's Primary School	Dungog	Catholic primary	0.6 km	986	142
Glen William Public School	Clarence Town	Public primary	13.9 km	945	27
Stroud Road Public School	Stroud Road	Public primary	17.6 km	948	9
Stroud Public School	Stroud	Public primary	19.4 km	931	71
Booral Public School	Booral	Public primary	20.4 km	938	84
Clarence Town Public School	Clarence Town	Public primary	20.5 km	980	158
Gresford Public School	Gresford	Public primary	20.7 km	936	53
Martins Creek Public School	Martins Creek	Public primary	21.8 km	—	5

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
Blackville Public School	Blackville	Public primary · K-6	9	914
Crawford Public School	Doonside	Public primary · K-6	387	914
Fairfield West Public School	Fairfield West	Public primary · K-6	545	914
Bellata Public School	Bellata	Public primary · K-6	17	913
Girilambone Public School	Girilambone	Public primary · K-6	14	915
Gorokan Public School	Gorokan	Public primary · K-6	620	913

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.