Old Bar Public School
22 David St, Old Bar NSW 2430
Old Bar Public School is a government primary school in Old Bar, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 480 students. Its ICSEA is 994, 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 480.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education reports, Old Bar Public School is a government K-6 primary in a seaside community on the NSW mid-north coast. It describes an inclusive, welcoming culture built on respect, curiosity and teamwork, with learning and wellbeing support teams and close family partnerships. Its stated focus areas are literacy, numeracy, technology and student welfare, with extension maths, writing workshops, art, engineering challenges and instrumental music tuition.
Often praised
- Inclusive, welcoming school culture
- Strong family and community connection
- Literacy, numeracy and wellbeing focus
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 Old Bar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Island Public School | Mitchells Island | Public primary | 8.7 km | 917 | 37 |
| Hallidays Point Public School | Diamond Beach | Public primary | 9.0 km | 1,021 | 302 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College | Cundletown | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.8 km | 1,005 | 758 |
| Cundletown Public School | Cundletown | Public primary | 10.2 km | 923 | 265 |
| Chatham Public School | Taree | Public primary | 12.8 km | 837 | 222 |
| Taree Public School | Taree | Public primary | 13.7 km | 795 | 83 |
| Manning Adventist School | Tinonee | Independent primary | 14.4 km | 952 | 32 |
| Harrington Public School | Harrington | Public primary | 14.8 km | 949 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowning Public School | Bowning | Public primary · K-6 | 26 | 994 |
| Glenmore Park Public School | Glenmore Park | Public primary · K-6 | 455 | 994 |
| Jugiong Public School | Jugiong | Public primary · K-6 | 22 | 994 |
| Medowie Public School | Medowie | Public primary · K-6 | 382 | 994 |
| Pambula Public School | Pambula | Public primary · K-6 | 257 | 994 |
| Wiley Park Public School | Wiley Park | Public primary · K-6 | 550 | 994 |
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.