Newling Public School

80 Chapel St, Armidale NSW 2350

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Newling Public School is a government primary school in Armidale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 165 students. Its ICSEA is 802, where the national average is 1000.

165students

802ICSEA · higher than 3% of NSW primary schools

10%language background other than English

64%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

15teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

78.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.8 pts over 3 years

+47%enrolment change over 5 years

161FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 165.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, Newling Public School is a K-6 government primary school in East Armidale, established in 1974 and part of the Armidale Community of Public Schools. Its motto is "Work Hard, Be Kind, Make a Difference". The school describes a family-style atmosphere, inclusive welcome for all backgrounds, a Learning and Support Team, modern classroom technology, large outdoor play areas, and academic, cultural, sporting and technological programs.

Often praised

Family-style, inclusive school community
Dedicated learning and support team
Broad academic, sporting and cultural programs

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 Newling 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
The Armidale School	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	0.5 km	1,097	625
Minimbah Primary School	Armidale	Independent primary	0.8 km	697	47
Armidale City Public SchoolOC	Armidale	Public primary	1.3 km	963	349
St Mary's Primary School	Armidale	Catholic primary	1.5 km	1,038	327
Ben Venue Public School	Armidale	Public primary	2.2 km	1,008	509
Drummond Memorial Public School	Armidale	Public primary	2.8 km	827	233
OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	2.9 km	981	35
PLC Armidale	Armidale	Independent k–12 / combined	3.0 km	1,077	226

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
Milbrodale Public School	Milbrodale	Public primary · K-6	19	800
Bellambi Public School	Bellambi	Public primary · K-6	182	807
Black Mountain Public School	Black Mountain	Public primary · K-6	20	807
Mumbil Public School	Mumbil	Public primary · K-6	10	807
Jennings Public School	Jennings	Public primary · K-6	10	795
Taree Public School	Taree	Public primary · K-6	83	795

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.