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Hillston Central School

62-80 Moore St, Hillston NSW 2675

PublicK–12 / combinedYears K-12

Hillston Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Hillston, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 211 students. Its ICSEA is 911, where the national average is 1000.

211students
911ICSEA · higher than 63% of NSW primary schools
15%language background other than English
22%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
22teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

85.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.8 pts over 3 years
+21%enrolment change over 5 years
118FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Hillston Central School as a K-12 government school serving Hillston and district. It participates in the Riverina Access Partnership, delivering Stage 6 subjects via video-conferencing through dedicated Access studios and a Connected Classroom, alongside vocational education videoconferencing links for IT and Hospitality. The school runs a commercial kitchen for hospitality and food technology, hosts the Australian Children's Music Foundation program for primary students, and delivers the Life Ready course for senior students, with a focus on literacy, numeracy and student leadership.

Often praised

  • Stage 6 video-conferencing access
  • commercial kitchen facilities
  • music program for primary students

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 Hillston Central School on My School · Why some data is missing

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.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Tullamore Central SchoolTullamorePublic k–12 / combined · K-1254915
Ungarie Central SchoolUngariePublic k–12 / combined · K-1288915
Bingara Central SchoolBingaraPublic k–12 / combined · K-12175916
Walcha Central SchoolWalchaPublic k–12 / combined · K-12230906
Molong Central SchoolMolongPublic k–12 / combined · K-12393917
Batlow Central SchoolBatlowPublic k–12 / combined · K-12103904

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.