Lithgow Public School

163 Mort St, Lithgow NSW 2790

PublicPrimaryYears K-6Opportunity class

Lithgow Public School is a government primary school in Lithgow, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 324 students. It hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Its ICSEA is 919, where the national average is 1000.

324students

919ICSEA · higher than 20% of NSW primary schools

8%language background other than English

23%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

26teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.4 pts over 3 years

-15%enrolment change over 5 years

142FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 324.

About this school, from public sources

Public online sources describe Lithgow Public School as a long-established K-6 school with over 150 years in the Lithgow community. The school's own site highlights STEAM resources, music, dance and drama, sporting programs, and a Support Unit for students with additional needs, alongside strong recognition of Wiradjuri and Aboriginal culture. School reports and community sources note an active Parents and Citizens Association and regular use of parent feedback surveys to guide improvement.

Often praised

STEAM and hands-on learning
active P&C and parent involvement
support unit for diverse needs
cultural recognition of Wiradjuri 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 Lithgow Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Opportunity class

Lithgow Public School hosts an opportunity class for Years 5 and 6. Placement is by the opportunity class placement test sat in Year 4.

All selective and OC schools

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow	Lithgow	Catholic primary	0.7 km	993	287
Cooerwull Public School	Lithgow	Public primary	1.7 km	906	258
Zig Zag Public School	Lithgow	Public primary	2.7 km	934	120
Wallerawang Public School	Wallerawang	Public primary	11.0 km	909	186
OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria	Mount Victoria	Independent k–12 / combined	14.6 km	976	87
Mount Victoria Public School	Mount Victoria	Public primary	14.9 km	1,039	56
Mountains Christian College	Blackheath	Independent k–12 / combined	19.7 km	1,040	169
Blackheath Public School	Blackheath	Public primary	21.0 km	1,050	254

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
Fairvale Public School	Fairfield	Public primary · K-6	503	919
Gooloogong Public School	Gooloogong	Public primary · K-6	26	919
Goulburn North Public School	Goulburn North	Public primary · K-6	188	919
Herons Creek Public School	Herons Creek	Public primary · K-6	25	919
Morisset Public School	Morisset	Public primary · K-6	156	919
Albury West Public School	Albury	Public primary · K-6	165	918

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.