Kandos Public School

23-37 Dangar Street, Kandos NSW 2848

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Kandos Public School is a government primary school in Kandos, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 95 students. Its ICSEA is 837, where the national average is 1000.

95students

837ICSEA · higher than 5% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

34%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

10teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

84.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.1 pts over 3 years

-34%enrolment change over 5 years

178FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 95.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Kandos Public School describes a small, welcoming K-6 government primary school in the Central West NSW town of Kandos. The school highlights recently upgraded facilities, including new classrooms, a purpose-built library and a multi-purpose hall used for performing arts and sport. It runs literacy, numeracy and technology programs alongside extracurricular options such as choir, guitar, dance, public speaking and debating, and supports students in two multi-categorical special education classes. The school describes strong, positive relationships among staff, students, parents and the wider community.

Often praised

recently upgraded facilities
broad extracurricular options
strong community relationships

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 Kandos 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
Rylstone Public School	Rylstone	Public primary	6.7 km	989	99
Ilford Public School	Ilford	Public primary	16.6 km	964	18
Lue Public School	Lue	Public primary	25.3 km	886	26

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
Chatham Public School	Taree	Public primary · K-6	222	837
Shalvey Public School	Shalvey	Public primary · K-6	258	837
Hume Public School	Lavington	Public primary · P-6	175	836
Huntingdon Public School	Wauchope	Public primary · K-6	22	838
Koonawarra Public School	Dapto	Public primary · P-6	192	838
Werris Creek Public School	Werris Creek	Public primary · K-6	68	836

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.