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Greenethorpe Public School

Main St, Greenethorpe NSW 2809

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Greenethorpe Public School is a government primary school in Greenethorpe, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 5 students. Its ICSEA is 893, where the national average is 1000.

5students
893ICSEA · higher than 13% of NSW primary schools
0%language background other than English
0%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
2teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

81.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.8 pts over 3 years
-54%enrolment change over 5 years
235FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Greenethorpe Public School describes a small rural K-6 school in the village of Greenethorpe, near Grenfell, Cowra and Young, established in 1903 and currently serving around 20 students. The school's own site highlights a strong focus on music, with all students learning to play the marimba, alongside broad access to technology including personal computers, interactive whiteboards and video-conferencing to connect with the wider community. It also notes a notable sporting record, with students representing at District, Regional and State level in swimming, athletics and cross country.

Often praised

  • Marimba and music program
  • Strong technology access
  • Notable sporting achievements

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 Greenethorpe 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Monteagle Public SchoolMonteaglePublic primary22.2 km96924
Grenfell Public SchoolGrenfellPublic primary24.4 km965173
St Joseph's Primary SchoolGrenfellCatholic primary24.5 km99547
OneSchool Global NSW - CowraCowraIndependent primary29.9 km96318

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Albury North Public SchoolAlburyPublic primary · K-6285893
Fairfield Heights Public SchoolFairfieldPublic primary · K-6642893
Murrurundi Public SchoolMurrurundiPublic primary · K-636893
Tenambit Public SchoolTenambitPublic primary · K-6283893
Albion Park Rail Public SchoolAlbion Park RailPublic primary · K-6346894
Busby Public SchoolBusbyPublic primary · K-6243892

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.