Gilgai Public School
Woodford Pl, Gilgai NSW 2360
Gilgai Public School is a government primary school in Gilgai, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 42 students. Its ICSEA is 843, 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 42.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Gilgai Public School, a small rural NSW primary school on the banks of Gilgai Creek, highlights its composite class structure and focus on early literacy and numeracy. The school's own materials describe a supportive, personalised learning environment guided by the motto "Face the Task," with facilities including a library, music room, and well-equipped classrooms set among bushland grounds.
Often praised
- personalised composite-class learning
- strong literacy and numeracy focus
- library and music room facilities
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: low. 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 Gilgai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity School | Inverell | Catholic k–12 / combined | 8.3 km | 1,003 | 577 |
| Rivers Christian College | Inverell | Independent primary | 8.6 km | — | — |
| Inverell Public School | Inverell | Public primary | 8.9 km | 899 | 498 |
| Ross Hill Public School | Inverell | Public primary | 9.2 km | 871 | 475 |
| Tingha Public School | Tingha | Public primary | 15.1 km | 714 | 28 |
| Gum Flat Public School | Gum Flat | Public primary | 15.4 km | 997 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duri Public School | Duri | Public primary · K-6 | 42 | 842 |
| E A Southee Public School | Cootamundra | Public primary · K-6 | 74 | 840 |
| Hargraves Public School | Hargraves | Public primary · K-6 | 12 | 840 |
| Woolomin Public School | Woolomin | Public primary · K-6 | 11 | 840 |
| Blackett Public School | Blackett | Public primary · P-6 | 288 | 839 |
| Goonellabah Public SchoolOC | Goonellabah | Public primary · K-6 | 226 | 847 |
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.