Goodooga Central School
31 Doyle Street, Goodooga NSW 2838
Goodooga Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Goodooga, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 28 students. Its ICSEA is 629, 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 28.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Goodooga Central School describes a small K-12 government school in far northwest NSW, serving the Goodooga community since 1880 and educating a student body that is around 98% Aboriginal, with a stated focus on embracing local Yuwaalaraay culture and language. The school runs a Pathways Program connecting high school students to vocational training and employment options, and takes part in the Northern Borders Senior Access initiative alongside nearby central schools, expanding senior subject choices for students in this remote setting.
Often praised
- Strong Aboriginal cultural and language focus
- Vocational Pathways Program
- Shared senior subject access via NBSA
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collarenebri Central School | Collarenebri | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 67 | 625 |
| Brewarrina Central School | Brewarrina | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 122 | 652 |
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.