Kootingal Public School
Denman Avenue, Kootingal NSW 2352
Kootingal Public School is a government primary school in Kootingal, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 168 students. Its ICSEA is 928, 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 168.
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes Kootingal Public School as a K-6 co-educational primary school in the Cockburn Valley near Tamworth, with around 200 students. The school promotes a family-style, small-school atmosphere while offering the range of programs typical of a larger school, guided by core values of being safe, supportive, and effective learners. It has been recognised for its environmental education programs and includes a notable proportion of Aboriginal students in its community.
Often praised
- Friendly small-school community feel
- Recognised environmental education programs
- Strong Aboriginal student community
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 Kootingal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonbi Public School | Moonbi | Public primary | 4.2 km | 850 | 31 |
| Tintinhull Public School | Kootingal | Public primary | 5.6 km | 973 | 113 |
| Nemingha Public School | Nemingha | Public primary | 9.4 km | 996 | 193 |
| Tamworth Public SchoolOC | Tamworth | Public primary | 11.8 km | 997 | 891 |
| St Nicholas' Primary School | Tamworth | Catholic primary | 11.9 km | 1,042 | 586 |
| Tamworth West Public School | West Tamworth | Public primary | 13.3 km | 908 | 370 |
| Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.6 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's Primary School | West Tamworth | Catholic primary | 13.6 km | 1,003 | 185 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn West Public School | Auburn | Public primary · K-6 | 572 | 928 |
| Blayney Public School | Blayney | Public primary · K-6 | 248 | 928 |
| Drake Public School | Drake | Public primary · K-6 | 14 | 928 |
| Adelong Public School | Adelong | Public primary · K-6 | 24 | 929 |
| Bass Hill Public School | Bass Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 346 | 929 |
| Bathurst West Public SchoolOC | Bathurst | Public primary · K-6 | 515 | 927 |
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.