Nulkaba Public School

5 O'Connors Road, Nulkaba NSW 2325

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Nulkaba Public School is a government primary school in Nulkaba, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 389 students. Its ICSEA is 931, where the national average is 1000.

389students

931ICSEA · higher than 24% of NSW primary schools

3%language background other than English

20%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

25teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.9%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.9 pts over 3 years

-2%enrolment change over 5 years

126FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 389.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website: Nulkaba Public School is a government K-6 primary on the outskirts of Cessnock in the Hunter Valley. It has around 400 students and a public preschool, and it teaches the NSW curriculum. Programs include choir, Year 6 leadership development and Kindergarten speech screening. The school describes an inclusive, respectful environment built on partnership with families, with learning and wellbeing support teams and an active P&C.

Often praised

Inclusive, welcoming school community
Active P&C and family partnership
Public preschool on site

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NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock	Nulkaba	Independent k–12 / combined	1.9 km	1,032	1,276
St Patrick's Primary School	Cessnock	Catholic primary	2.8 km	975	347
Cessnock East Public School	Cessnock	Public primary	2.8 km	835	215
Cessnock West Public SchoolOC	Cessnock	Public primary	3.1 km	884	399
Cessnock Public School	Cessnock	Public primary	3.6 km	876	276
Bellbird Public School	Bellbird	Public primary	6.1 km	907	355
Kearsley Public School	Kearsley	Public primary	6.8 km	897	114
Abermain Public School	Abermain	Public primary	7.3 km	917	257

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
Booragul Public School	Booragul	Public primary · K-6	206	931
Brooke Avenue Public School	Killarney Vale	Public primary · K-6	420	931
Carramar Public School	Carramar	Public primary · K-6	227	931
Stratheden Public School	Stratheden	Public primary · K-6	18	931
Stroud Public School	Stroud	Public primary · K-6	71	931
Tumbarumba Public School	Tumbarumba	Public primary · K-6	184	931

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.