Gunnedah South Public School

Winder Place, Gunnedah NSW 2380

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Gunnedah South Public School is a government primary school in Gunnedah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 533 students. Its ICSEA is 902, where the national average is 1000.

533students

902ICSEA · higher than 15% of NSW primary schools

6%language background other than English

41%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

36teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.5 pts over 3 years

-13%enrolment change over 5 years

114FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 533.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Gunnedah South Public School describes a K-6 government primary school set on nearly four hectares at the southern end of Gunnedah, with sporting fields, playgrounds and shaded outdoor areas. The school states a focus on academic, sporting, cultural and social achievement, and offers extra-curricular options including a gardening group, band, public speaking, debating, guitar lessons and after-school sport. It has a sizeable enrolment for the area, with a significant proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and lists core values of integrity, respect, responsibility and cooperation.

Often praised

broad extra-curricular offerings
spacious grounds and facilities
strong community values focus

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.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Carinya Christian School Gunnedah	Gunnedah	Independent k–12 / combined	1.5 km	965	231
Gunnedah Public School	Gunnedah	Public primary	1.7 km	785	175
St Xavier's Primary School	Gunnedah	Catholic primary	1.8 km	996	366
Curlewis Public School	Curlewis	Public primary	13.9 km	833	77
Carroll Public School	Carroll	Public primary	18.7 km	987	46

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
Bribbaree Public School	Bribbaree	Public primary · K-6	8	903
Captains Flat Public School	Captains Flat	Public primary · K-6	26	903
Claymore Public School	Claymore	Public primary · P-6	236	903
Coutts Crossing Public School	Coutts Crossing	Public primary · K-6	66	903
Ellalong Public School	Ellalong	Public primary · K-6	114	903
Fairfield Public School	Fairfield	Public primary · K-6	386	901

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.